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 Woodridge (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 Woodridge. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Woodridge is located in Calvert 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 Calvert County: Anne Arundel, Charles, Dorchester, Prince George's, Saint Mary's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Woodridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodridge:
- Calvert County (The home county of Woodridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Prince Frederick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvert Towne
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Barstow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Central Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Bowens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Adelina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Mutual Consent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Mutual
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angelica
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Abington Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Battle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Tracys Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Churchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Lothian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Benedict
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hughesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Malcolm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Independence Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bryantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Huntington Townhouses
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Westlake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- White Plains Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Taylors Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Golden Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Lloyds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Woolford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Church Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fishing Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Patamoke Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Lakesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Brandywine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- The Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Cheltenham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Marlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Queen Anne's County
- Mattapex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Golden Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Summerseat Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Charlotte Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morganza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Loveville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Helen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Leonardtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clements
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Royal Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michaels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Alexandria City (VA)
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Belle Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Hybla Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Dahlgren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Ninde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Hinnom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Monroe Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Baynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Maple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodridge, see our County-by-County Page for Woodridge.
Cemeteries Near Woodridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodridge.
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 Woodridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Asberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- The Asberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80716 <2>
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waters Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Mutual.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81751 <2>
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patuxent UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Huntingtown UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miranda Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Woodridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Bowens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Burch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burch is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
- Adelina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Benedict
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mutual
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Battle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Island Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Governor Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Governor Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
- Parran
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Hellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Huntingtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Willows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodridge.
Newspapers Published in Woodridge ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodridge, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Woodridge:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Calvert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Fairfax County
- King George 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Woodridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |