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 Chapel Hill (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 Chapel Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chapel Hill:
- New Castle County (The home county of Chapel Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Windy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County
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- The Village of Drummond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ruthby
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
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- Newark
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- English Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in New Castle County
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- Pike Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
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- Brookside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County
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- Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County
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- Ogletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
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- Salem Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Lindell Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lindell Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell Village
- Christiana Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Christiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spruance City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Blackiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
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- Burtonwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Sunnyside Village
(30 miles [48.3 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 Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Barksdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- West Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
- Winding Brook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Elk Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill 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
- Windsor Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Andora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Fair Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Childs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Conowingo Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Webster Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Glenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hopewell Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill 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 south)
- Gregg Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lambson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Massey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Betterton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Kennedyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Beals Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Bay Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Othello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Greenwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Seabrook Farms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Beckett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Avis Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Gibbstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Mickleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Mullica Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Ferrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Centre City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Mantua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Oak Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Parkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Thorofare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Pennsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Pointers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Acton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Hancocks Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Penton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Portertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Quinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Riddleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Alloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Canton
(23 miles [37 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 Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Strickersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- New Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Toughkenamon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kennett Square
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Mendenhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Elkview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boothwyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Chester Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Bridgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Summerhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Kirks Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Christiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Mechanic Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Kinzers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quarryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- York County (PA)
- Slate Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chapel Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Chapel Hill.
Cemeteries Near Chapel Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapel Hill.
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 Chapel Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chapel Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Newark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark Cemetery is located in Newark.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- London Britain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Otts Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pencader Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Chapel Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chapel Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Newark
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ruthby
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Choate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Pencader
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Ogletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Mermaid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Strickersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Cowentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowentown is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowentown
- Barksdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Christiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chapel Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chapel Hill.
Newspapers Published in Chapel Hill ...
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 Chapel Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chapel Hill, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chapel Hill.
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 Chapel Hill:
- 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
- York 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> | 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 Chapel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chapel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |