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Family History Trips in Lexington Park, MD

Plan a trip to the places your ancestors lived: the churches, schools and cemeteries on the record near where they settled.

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The Lexington Park, MD metro area has about 211,176 residents, ranking 224th in the country. Every listing carries a name, a location and a source. That is the starting point for deeper work in the local archives.

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On the record near Lexington Park, MD

The 12 nearest

62 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Lexington Park, MD.

Cecil's Mill Historic District2.8 miles from the center of Lexington Park · District · Great Mills · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
TENNISON, WM. B. (Chesapeake Bay Bugeye)5.7 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Structure · Solomons · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Drum Point Lighthouse5.7 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Structure · Solomons Island · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church7.0 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Building · St. Inigoes · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Preston-on-the-Patuxent8.7 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Building · Johnstown · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
Piney Point Coast Guard Light Station8.9 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Structure · Piney Point · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
U-1105 BLACK Panther (Type VIIC German Submarine)9.5 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Site · Piney Point · listed 2001National Register of Historic Places
Cove Point Lighthouse10 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Structure · Cove Point · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
Abell house10 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Building · Leonardtown · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
Middleham Chapel10 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Building · Lusby · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Buena Vista10 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Building · Leonardtown · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
Hooper Island Light Station11 miles from the center of Lexington Park · Structure · Hooperville · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Lexington Park, MD. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Family History Trips in Lexington Park, step by step

1
Open the map and see what is listed within a few miles
2
Pick three stops close enough together for one outing
3
Read the record for the first stop before you leave the car
4
Stand where it happened and find one detail the sign leaves out
5
Collect the stops and pick the next three from what is left

What people in Lexington Park, MD ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Lexington Park, MD?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can I correct a mistake in a listing?

Yes. Send a photo, a location fix or a note with your source, and it is checked before it changes the record. People who visit the sites are the best check the record has.

Does this replace the official register files?

No. It points you to them. Each site names its source so you can go to the full nomination file or marker program record for the deeper detail.

How a visit works in Lexington Park

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Lexington Park, MD the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Lexington Park, MD are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.