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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 Yorktown (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 Yorktown. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Howard, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's & Talbot.

Below are the counties that are near Yorktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yorktown:

  • Anne Arundel County     (The home county of Yorktown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Cape Saint Claire
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bellerive Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
    • Dorado Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
    • Saint Margarets
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
    • Gibson Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
    • Winchester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • West Annapolis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kimberly Woods Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Kimberly Woods Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Woods Village
    • Lynwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
    • Annapolis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rugby Hall Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Curtis Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Old Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Baltimore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carroll
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Oaklee Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Anthonyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Gardenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Lauraville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
    • Beechfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Charles Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Edmondson Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
  • Baltimore County
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • North Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chaney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Owings Town Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
    • Owings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Chesapeake Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Apple Greene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunkirk Town Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
    • Dunkirk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Penwick Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
    • Summer City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Sunderland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Academy Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Marlboro Towne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
  • Caroline County
  • Harford County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Elkridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawyers Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Aladdin Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
    • Woodland Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Savage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Glenshire Towne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
    • Guilford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ilchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ilchester is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
    • Oak View Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak View Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
    • Hammond Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hammond Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
    • Leishear Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Leishear Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
    • North Laurel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • North Laurel is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
    • Columbia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Rock Hall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Edesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cliffs City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
    • Old Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Pomona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mile Tree Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
    • Morganec Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Morganec Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
    • Worton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Still Pond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Betterton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Blackburn Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Burtonsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hillandale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Clifton Park Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
    • Paint Branch Farms
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Spencerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
    • White Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Bowie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pin Oak Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Collington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Glenn Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mitchellville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Kettering
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Kettering is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
    • Largo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Goddard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Goddard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
    • Lake Arbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
    • Lanham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Laurel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • South Laurel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Bay City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Stevensville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheslou Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Mattapex
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kent Narrows
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
    • Grasonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Queenstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Guys
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
    • Bloomingdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Indian Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Centreville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Willoughby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Talbot County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yorktown, see our County-by-County Page for Yorktown.

Cemeteries Near Yorktown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorktown.

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 Yorktown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yorktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.

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 Yorktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yorktown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.

  • Saint Margarets
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
  • Winchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Annapolis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastport is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
  • Arnold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Annapolis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Revell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Revell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revell
  • Parole
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
  • Bay Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bay Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
  • Lake Shore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Round Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
  • Jones
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bestgate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Robinson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinson is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Chester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yorktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yorktown.

Newspapers Published in Yorktown ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorktown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yorktown, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yorktown.

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 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 Yorktown:

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>The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
<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 Yorktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yorktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.