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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 Armstrong (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 Armstrong. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Armstrong is located in New Castle County.

To see how the shape of Delaware's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Castle County: Kent, Cecil (MD), Kent (MD), Gloucester (NJ), Salem (NJ), Chester (PA) & Delaware (PA).

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

  • New Castle County     (The home county of Armstrong)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Middletown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • McDonough
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Summit Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Odessa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Georges
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Townsend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Penn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Glasgow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Blackbird
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Vandyke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spruance City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Blackiston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Blackiston is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
    • Burtonwood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
    • Sunnyside Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Kenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakeshore Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Cheswold
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Leipsic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dinahs Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
    • Carlisle Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Templeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Marydel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
      • Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
      • Hollingsworth Crossroads
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Warwick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Augustine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Chesapeake City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cayots
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
    • Hack Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
    • Delancy Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Cecilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Windsor Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
    • The Woods of Town Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Forest View Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest View Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
    • Earleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harford County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Havre de Grace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Aberdeen Proving Ground
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bayside Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
    • Lapidum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
    • Aberdeen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <1>
    • Michaelsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Michaelsville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
    • Webster Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
    • Garland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Stafford ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Hopewell Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
    • Level
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Level is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
    • Perryman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Perryman is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Sassafras
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Gregg Neck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Dogwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Massey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lambson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Millington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Locust Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Kennedyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Betterton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Still Pond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Crumpton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sudlersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Barclay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Kings Town Manor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Kingstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
    • Church Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roberts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingleside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Price
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Roe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Othello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Greenwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Roadstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Beals Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • Bridgeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
    • Bridgeton Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
    • Seabrook Farms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
    • West Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Fairton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Cedarville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Beckett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Avis Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
    • Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Cooper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Ferrell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Pennsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Canton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Quinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Pointers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Acton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Penton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Alloway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Pecks Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Carneys Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
    • Riddleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Strickersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
    • Kemblesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
    • Chrome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
    • Avondale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Avondale is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <1>
    • New Garden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
    • Toughkenamon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • West Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Barnsley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
    • Elkview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
    • Baker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Jennersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
    • Kennett Square
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Creekside Village at Naamans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Zebleys Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
    • Boothwyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Linwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Marcus Hook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelsea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Garnet Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trainer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
    • Aston Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
    • Village Green
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
  • Lancaster County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Summerhill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Kirks Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
    • Oak Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Little Britain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain

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

Cemeteries Near Armstrong ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Armstrong.

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

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

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

  • Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Corbit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Drawer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Augustine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Townsend.
    • The Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lees Cemetery
    • Lees Chapel Cemetery
    • Pinetree Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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    • St. Georges Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Armstrong had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Middletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Odessa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McDonough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • McDonough is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • Summit Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
  • Warwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fieldsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
  • Saint Augustine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
  • Townsend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Georges
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chesapeake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Port Penn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Glasgow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Sassafras
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras

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

Newspapers Published in Armstrong ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Armstrong.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Armstrong, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Armstrong.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Armstrong:

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 '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- Armstrong) 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 Armstrong, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.