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 Winterseat (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 Winterseat. 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 doctors 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.
Winterseat is located in Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.
Below are the counties that are near Winterseat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winterseat:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Winterseat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Hollywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Sotterley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Summerseat Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Leonardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Morganza
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Town Creek Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Compton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Clements
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Golden Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Callaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Tracys Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Churchton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Broomes Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Battle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Mackall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Coster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Mutual Consent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Another Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Dowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mutual
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Lusby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Benedict
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Cobb Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Bryantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Faulkner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bel Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huntington Townhouses
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Taylors Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fishing Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Thomas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Lakesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- James
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Woolford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Crapo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Church Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Lloyds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Cedarhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Horsehead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Brandywine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Croom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Cheltenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Blandford Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County (VA)
- Layton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Dahlgren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hooes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Alden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Edgehill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hampstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Lodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Morrisons Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Bundick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Tallent Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Newland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Rich Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Naylors
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Bryant Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Hinnom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Machodoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Chiltons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Baynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Colonial Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Montross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griffiths Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monroe Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Potomac Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Nomini Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winterseat, see our County-by-County Page for Winterseat.
Cemeteries Near Winterseat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winterseat.
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 Winterseat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winterseat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Solomons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Winterseat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winterseat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winterseat, with the one closest to Winterseat listed first.
- Hollywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Drumcliff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Sotterley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Sandgates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates
- Oakville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Broomes Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Battle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Leonardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sollers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sollers is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
- Mackall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Island Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Laurel Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Morganza
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winterseat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winterseat.
Newspapers Published in Winterseat ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winterseat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winterseat, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winterseat.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Winterseat:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Talbot County
- Essex County
- King George County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winterseat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Winterseat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |