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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 Bay View Park (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 Bay View Park. 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 Bay View Park ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Bayview Park.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bay View Park: Bay Vw. Park

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 southeast 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 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.

Bay View Park is located in Sussex County.

To see how the shape of Delaware's counties 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 Bay View Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bay View Park:

  • Sussex County     (The home county of Bay View Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Park, with the one closest to Bay View Park listed first.
    • South Bethany
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethany
      • South Bethany is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bethany <2>
    • Bethany Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Beach
      • Bethany Beach is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany Beach <2>
    • Bethany Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Village
      • Bethany Village is located in Sussex County
    • Ocean Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Village
      • Ocean Village is located in Sussex County
    • Millville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <2>
    • Ocean View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
      • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <2>
    • Fenwick Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwick Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick Island
      • Fenwick Island is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenwick Island <2>
    • Bayville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
      • Bayville is located in Sussex County
    • Bayard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Sussex County
    • Boyers Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
      • Boyers Village is located in Sussex County
    • Clarksville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Sussex County
    • Bunting
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bunting. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
      • Bunting is located in Sussex County
  • Wicomico County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Park, with the one closest to Bay View Park listed first.
    • New Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Willards
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willards
      • Willards is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willards <2>
    • Pittsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsville <2>
    • Powellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
      • Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Whiton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
      • Whiton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Parsonsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsburg
      • Parsonsburg is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsburg <2>
    • White Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Delmar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Delmar is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <2>
    • Salisbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <2>
  • Worcester County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Park, with the one closest to Bay View Park listed first.
    • Ocean Bay City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
      • Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Bishopville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Ocean City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
      • North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Ocean Pines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bishop
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Ocean City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Showell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
      • Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • West Ocean City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
      • West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
    • Whaleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whaleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
      • Whaleyville is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whaleyville <2>
    • Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedartown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
      • Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Cape May County (NJ)
    • Cape May
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
      • Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people

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

Cemeteries Near Bay View Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay View Park.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Banks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daisey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daisey Cemetery
    • The Daisey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rickards / Daisey Cemetery
    • Wilgus Road Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589210 <4>
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilgus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilgus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilgus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bishopville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishopville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishopville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Men Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Men Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Men Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Golden Acres Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Acres Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Acres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Baker Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Redman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redman Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Dagsboro.
    • The Redman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Millsboro Cemetery
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...
    • Long Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old St. Martins Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Martins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Bay View Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bay View Park.

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

  • Bayville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • Bayville is located in Sussex County
  • Millville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <2>
  • Ocean View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <2>
  • Bayard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Bayard is located in Sussex County
  • Bunting
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bunting. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County
  • Williamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Williamsville is located in Sussex County
  • Roxana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Roxana is located in Sussex County
  • Omar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Omar is located in Sussex County
  • Bishopville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Selbyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Frankford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
    • Frankford is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <2>
  • Bishop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Trinity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trinity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Sussex County
    • Dagsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Campbell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Worcester County (MD)

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

Newspapers Published in Bay View Park ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay View Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay View Park, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bay View Park.

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 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 Bay View Park:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bay View Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bay View Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Bay View Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay View Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5076, Longitude: -75.0593       In this case, the coordinates for Bay View Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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