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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 Brick Store (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 Brick Store. 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.

Brick Store 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 Brick Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brick Store:

  • New Castle County     (The home county of Brick Store)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brick Store, with the one closest to Brick Store listed first.
    • Deakyneville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
    • Blackbird
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Townsend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Vandyke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Odessa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Middletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McDonough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Port Penn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint Georges
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Summit Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Delaware City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brick Store, with the one closest to Brick Store listed first.
    • Smyrna
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burtonwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
    • Clayton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spruance City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Sunnyside Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Lakeshore Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Cheswold
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Leipsic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackiston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackiston is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
    • Kenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlisle Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
    • Bicentennial Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brick Store, with the one closest to Brick Store listed first.
    • Templeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Marydel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Bridgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Whiteleysburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
    • Greensboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
    • Ridgely
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brick Store, with the one closest to Brick Store listed first.
    • Warwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cecilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Augustine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Cayots
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
    • Chesapeake City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hack Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
    • Earleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • John Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
    • The Woods of Town Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Delancy Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Elkton
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brick Store, with the one closest to Brick Store listed first.
    • Sassafras
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Massey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Millington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gregg Neck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Dogwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lambson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Locust Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Kennedyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Still Pond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Betterton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brick Store, with the one closest to Brick Store listed first.
    • Sudlersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Crumpton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ingleside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Roberts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Church Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Price
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Roe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Town Manor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 west)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brick Store, with the one closest to Brick Store listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Greenwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Othello
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Roadstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Cedarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Fairton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Bridgeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
    • Beals Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • Bridgeton Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
    • Seabrook Farms
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
    • West Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Turkey Point Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Avis Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brick Store, with the one closest to Brick Store listed first.
    • Canton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Pecks Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Quinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Salem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Pointers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Alloway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Penton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Acton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Friesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
    • Riddleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Aldine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
  • Chester County (PA)
    • Strickersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville

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

Cemeteries Near Brick Store ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brick Store.

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 Brick Store - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Smyrna.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1321538 <2>
  • Massey Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Roby United Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryn Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moors Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Blackiston Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Delaney Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Blanco Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 Brick Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brick Store.

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

  • Smyrna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deakyneville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
  • Brenford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brenford is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
  • Green Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Spring is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Blackbird
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
  • Leipsic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Blackiston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackiston is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
  • Kenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fieldsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
  • Townsend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bay Side
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Vandyke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Delaney Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner

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

Newspapers Published in Brick Store ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brick Store.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brick Store, 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 Brick Store.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Brick Store:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brick Store) 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 Brick Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.