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 Brookbend (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 Brookbend. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Brookbend 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 Brookbend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookbend:
- New Castle County (The home county of Brookbend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Ogletown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
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- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
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- Woodshade
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodshade is located in New Castle County
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- Christiana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Salem Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Ruthby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
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- English Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in New Castle County
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- Lindell Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lindell Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell Village
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County
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- Windy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County
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- Bear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spruance City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
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- Blackiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
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- Burtonwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
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- Sunnyside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
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- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Iron Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- West Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
- Winding Brook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Delancy Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Bank ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Barksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Elk Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Windsor Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Fair Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Conowingo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Garland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Webster Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hopewell Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Sassafras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Dogwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Massey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lambson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Millington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Betterton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Beals Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Bay Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Othello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Greenwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Seabrook Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Bridgeton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Bridgeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Beckett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Avis Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Gibbstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Mickleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Mullica Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Ferrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Centre City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Mantua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Oak Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Parkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Thorofare
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Pennsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Pointers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Acton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Hancocks Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Penton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Quinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Portertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Riddleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Alloway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Strickersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- New Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Kennett Square
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toughkenamon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Hamorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
- Mendenhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Baker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- West Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boothwyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Marcus Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Trainer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Village Green - Green Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Chester Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Summerhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Kirks Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Ninepoints
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Christiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- McSparran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Buyerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Kinzers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Ardmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- Bartram Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookbend, see our County-by-County Page for Brookbend.
Cemeteries Near Brookbend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookbend.
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 Brookbend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookbend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark Cemetery is located in Newark.
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Otts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pencader Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Glebe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gracelawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cathedral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Brookbend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookbend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookbend, with the one closest to Brookbend listed first.
- Ogletown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Choate
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ruthby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Pencader
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiamensi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Marshallton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Keeney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookbend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookbend.
Newspapers Published in Brookbend ...
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 Brookbend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookbend, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookbend.
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 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 Brookbend:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to New Castle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lancaster County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
Footnotes ...
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| <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> | 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 Brookbend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Brookbend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |