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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 Claymont (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 Claymont. 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 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.

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

  • New Castle County     (The home county of Claymont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claymont, with the one closest to Claymont listed first.
    • Claymont Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Carpenter
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • White Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Analine Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Arden
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardentown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Holly Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ardencroft
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Windy Bush
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bellefonte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellefonte is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claymont, with the one closest to Claymont listed first.
    • Barksdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
    • Iron Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Creek Village
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
    • Appleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bank ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
    • Elk Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Delancy Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Andora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fair Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Elkton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Burlington County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claymont, with the one closest to Claymont listed first.
    • Maple Shade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greentree Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Ramblewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Cinnaminson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
    • Heritage Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Camden County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claymont, with the one closest to Claymont listed first.
    • Brooklawn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gloucester City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Camden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Blackwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Glendora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Wood - Lynne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Ablett Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
    • Golden Triangle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
    • Westmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pennsauken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ashland is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Salem County (NJ)
  • Allegheny County (PA)
    • Overbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • Chestnut Wood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
  • Chester County (PA)
  • Delaware County (PA)
  • Indiana County (PA)
    • Ernest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Lancaster County (PA)
  • Montgomery County (PA)
  • Philadelphia County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claymont, with the one closest to Claymont listed first.
    • Bartram Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
    • Southwest Center City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
    • University City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Philadelphia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
    • Old City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Manayunk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Germantown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxborough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Upsal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen Lane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Claymont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claymont.

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 Claymont - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Claymont had a population of 228 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Riverside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Riverside is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Silverside
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Silverside is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
  • Carpenter
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holly Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
  • Carrcroft
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Carrcroft is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrcroft
  • Bellevue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellevue is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Linwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Boothwyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pedricktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pedricktown is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedricktown
  • Trainer
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Twin Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Booths Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
    • Edgemoor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Prospect is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect

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

Newspapers Published in Claymont ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claymont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claymont, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claymont.

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 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 Claymont:

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 Claymont, 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- Claymont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.