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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 River Bend Estates (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 River Bend Estates. 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.
Name Variations for River Bend Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for River Bend Estates: River Bnd. Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named River Bend Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Bend Estates.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
River Bend Estates is located in Fairfax County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near River Bend Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Bend Estates:
- Fairfax County (The home county of River Bend Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
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- Hybla Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Belle Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
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- Burgundy Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pohick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
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- Oakcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
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- Arlandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
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- Warwick Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Arlington Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Riverwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Williamsburg Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Falls Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Offutt Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- Fauquier County
- Brent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Hooes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hampstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Somerset Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
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- Ambar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ambar is located in King George County
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- Fairview Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Weedonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Arcola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Woodbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Agnewville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dale City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Chamberlain Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Dumfries
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quantico
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Aquia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Canterbury Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- King James Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Loy Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Meadowood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Pindell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Jewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Greenock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tracys Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baywalker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- West River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Deale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Davidsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Academy Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Apple Greene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Abington Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Chaney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Huntingtown Town Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Bryans Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Freedom Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Bennsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Pomonkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Potomac Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Pomfret
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Acton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Westlake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Indian Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Lyons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Brookmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Chevy Chase Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cabin John
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glen Echo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Takoma Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bradmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Fort Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Accokeek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Fort Foote Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Thrift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Forest Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Oxon Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blandford Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Temple Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Golden Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chaptico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Helen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Hurry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Morganza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Summerseat Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Bend Estates, see our County-by-County Page for River Bend Estates.
Cemeteries Near River Bend Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Bend Estates.
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 River Bend Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Bend Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Washington Family Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Colmans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Struder Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 River Bend Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Bend Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Bend Estates, with the one closest to River Bend Estates listed first.
- Fort Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Accokeek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Accotink
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Thrift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pomonkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Glymont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glymont is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lincolnia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Bend Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Bend Estates.
Newspapers Published in River Bend Estates ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Bend Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Bend Estates, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Bend Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 River Bend Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
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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 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. |
| <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 River Bend Estates, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River Bend Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |