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 Big Pine (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 Big Pine. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Big Pine is located in Kent 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 Kent County: New Castle, Sussex, Caroline (MD), Kent (MD), Queen Anne's (MD), Cape May (NJ), Cumberland (NJ) & Salem (NJ).
Below are the counties that are near Big Pine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Pine:
- Kent County (The home county of Big Pine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Pine, with the one closest to Big Pine listed first.
- Adamsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hickman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Andrewsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Harrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Felton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Pine, with the one closest to Big Pine listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Briar Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Lincoln Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Heritage Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Seaford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blades
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blades is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Pine, with the one closest to Big Pine listed first.
- Hickman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Federalsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Ridgely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Goldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Pine, with the one closest to Big Pine listed first.
- Reliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Waddells Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Brookview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Galestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Rhodesdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Secretary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Pine, with the one closest to Big Pine listed first.
- Millington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Cliffs City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Pine, with the one closest to Big Pine listed first.
- Queen Anne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Willoughby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ingleside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Barclay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Price
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Centreville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sudlersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Church Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Pine, with the one closest to Big Pine listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Talbot Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wye Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Trappe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Newcomb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Pine, with the one closest to Big Pine listed first.
- Sharptown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Delmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Pine, see our County-by-County Page for Big Pine.
Cemeteries Near Big Pine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Pine.
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 Big Pine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Pine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Pine, with the one closest to Big Pine listed first.
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Browns Farm Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ames Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tharp Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johnstown Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Big Pine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Pine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Pine, with the one closest to Big Pine listed first.
- Hickman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Burrsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
- Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Andersontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andersontown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Hobbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hobbs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smithville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Anthony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- American Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- American Corner is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
- Agner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agner is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Pine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Pine.
Newspapers Published in Big Pine ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Pine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Pine, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Pine.
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 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 Big Pine:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
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 'straight-line' (or 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- Big Pine) 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 Big Pine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |