Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Windyhill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Windyhill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Windyhill is located in Talbot County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Windyhill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windyhill:
- Talbot County (The home county of Windyhill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windyhill, with the one closest to Windyhill listed first.
- Trappe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Kirkham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Newcomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leeds Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Tunis Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Tappers Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Anne Arundel County
- Idlewilde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windyhill, with the one closest to Windyhill listed first.
- Cove Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Angelica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Chesapeake Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windyhill, with the one closest to Windyhill listed first.
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Preston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hynson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Federalsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Denton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Oil City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windyhill, with the one closest to Windyhill listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Secretary
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Linkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Marshyhope Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Algonquin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Rhodesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Patamoke Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windyhill, with the one closest to Windyhill listed first.
- Queen Anne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Guys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Ruthsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Grasonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Kent Narrows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Centreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Mattapex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Roe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windyhill, with the one closest to Windyhill listed first.
- Sharptown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyaskin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Bivalve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Delmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Centennial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Capitola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Green Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windyhill, with the one closest to Windyhill listed first.
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Whiteleysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Williamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windyhill, with the one closest to Windyhill listed first.
- Reliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Scotts Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Ross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blades
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Bridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Delmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windyhill, see our County-by-County Page for Windyhill.
Cemeteries Near Windyhill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windyhill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Windyhill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windyhill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windyhill, with the one closest to Windyhill listed first.
- Windy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wrights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Upper Bambury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Landing Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kemp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Windyhill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windyhill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windyhill, with the one closest to Windyhill listed first.
- Choptank
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Trappe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Linchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Linchester is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linchester
- Preston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Hambleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Secretary
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windyhill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windyhill.
Newspapers Published in Windyhill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windyhill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windyhill, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windyhill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Windyhill:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Windyhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windyhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |