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 Baileys Landing (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 Baileys Landing. 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 Baileys Landing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Baileys Landing: Baileys Lndg. (or less commonly used: Baileys Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Baileys Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Baileys Landing may originally have been Bailey's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Baileys Landing might be written as Bailey Landing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Baileys Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baileys Landing.
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 hospitals and 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.
Baileys Landing is located in Sussex 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 Sussex County: Kent, Caroline (MD), Dorchester (MD), Wicomico (MD), Worcester (MD) & Cape May (NJ).
Below are the counties that are near Baileys Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baileys Landing:
- Sussex County (The home county of Baileys Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Landing, with the one closest to Baileys Landing listed first.
- Bethel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blades
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Heritage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Delmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scotts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Landing, with the one closest to Baileys Landing listed first.
- Adamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Andrewsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Williamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Harrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Whiteleysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Landing, with the one closest to Baileys Landing listed first.
- Federalsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hynson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Tuckahoe Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Denton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Griffin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Whiteleysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Landing, with the one closest to Baileys Landing listed first.
- Galestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Reliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Walnut Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Finchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Brookview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Marshyhope Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Rhodesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Rabbit Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Queen Anne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Landing, with the one closest to Baileys Landing listed first.
- Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Princess Anne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monie is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Oriole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Dames Quarter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Landing, with the one closest to Baileys Landing listed first.
- Trappe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Tappers Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Cordova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Landing, with the one closest to Baileys Landing listed first.
- Sharptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Delmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Rockawalking Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Centennial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Quantico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Dogwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Parsonsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Landing, with the one closest to Baileys Landing listed first.
- Whaleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Showell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baileys Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Baileys Landing.
Cemeteries Near Baileys Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baileys Landing.
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 Baileys Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baileys Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baileys Landing, with the one closest to Baileys Landing listed first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104388 <3>
- New Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Firemans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blades Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ralphs Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Baileys Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baileys Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baileys Landing, with the one closest to Baileys Landing listed first.
- Bethel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Broad Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Galestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sharptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Seaford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Reliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walnut Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Middleford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baileys Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baileys Landing.
Newspapers Published in Baileys Landing ...
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 Baileys Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baileys Landing, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baileys Landing.
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 Baileys Landing:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Baileys Landing, 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 from Point A (ie- Baileys Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |