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 Brookdale Heights (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 Brookdale Heights. 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 Brookdale Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Brookdale Heights: Brookdale Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Brookdale Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookdale Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Brookdale Heights 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 Brookdale Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookdale Heights:
- Kent County (The home county of Brookdale Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alexanders Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
- Highland Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
- Star Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- London Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
- Rodney Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Village
- Rodric Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodric Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Deakyneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Blackbird
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Odessa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Port Penn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Slaughter Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Jefferson Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Banning ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Ellendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Scotts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- East Side Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Marydel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Templeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Goldsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Greensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hollingsworth Circle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Ridgely
(22 miles [35.4 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 Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Warwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cecilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Millington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Lambson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Dogwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Barclay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Ingleside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Sudlersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Crumpton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ruthsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Church Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- North Cape May
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Villas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Del Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Norburys Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Bay Side
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Turkey Point Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Othello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Dividing Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Fairton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Paynters Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Roadstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bivalve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Port Norris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Bridgeton
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Pecks Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookdale Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Brookdale Heights.
Cemeteries Near Brookdale Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookdale Heights.
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 Brookdale Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookdale Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barratts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Downham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Hopkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Brookdale Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookdale Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookdale Heights, with the one closest to Brookdale Heights listed first.
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canterbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frederica
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Felton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookdale Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookdale Heights.
Newspapers Published in Brookdale Heights ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookdale Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookdale Heights, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookdale Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Brookdale Heights:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Salem 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> | 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 Brookdale Heights, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookdale Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |