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 Collins Pond Acres (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 Collins Pond Acres. 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 Collins Pond Acres ...
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.
While the name of this community is Collins Pond Acres, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Collins Pond Acres may originally have been Collin's Pond Acres.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Collins Pond Acres might be written as Collin Pond Acres.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Collins Pond Acres is located in Sussex 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 Sussex County: Kent, Caroline (MD), Dorchester (MD), Wicomico (MD), Worcester (MD) & Cape May (NJ).
Below are the counties that are near Collins Pond Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collins Pond Acres:
- Sussex County (The home county of Collins Pond Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Pond Acres, with the one closest to Collins Pond Acres listed first.
- Bridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blades
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blades is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Heritage Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Seaford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Pond Acres, with the one closest to Collins Pond Acres listed first.
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Adamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Church Hill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Harrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woods Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Felton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Pond Acres, with the one closest to Collins Pond Acres listed first.
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Federalsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hynson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteleysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Preston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Pond Acres, with the one closest to Collins Pond Acres listed first.
- Reliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Galestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Finchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Brookview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Marshyhope Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Walnut Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Rhodesdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hurlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waddells Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Rabbit Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Queen Anne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (MD)
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Pond Acres, with the one closest to Collins Pond Acres listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Trappe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Pond Acres, with the one closest to Collins Pond Acres listed first.
- Sharptown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Delmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mardela Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Cedar Hurst Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Parsonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pittsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Willards
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Pond Acres, with the one closest to Collins Pond Acres listed first.
- Whaleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Showell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Ocean Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collins Pond Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Collins Pond Acres.
Cemeteries Near Collins Pond Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collins Pond Acres.
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 Collins Pond Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collins Pond Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collins Pond Acres, with the one closest to Collins Pond Acres listed first.
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Banning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blades Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- St. Johnstown Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<5>
While we didn't find Collins Pond Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collins Pond Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collins Pond Acres, with the one closest to Collins Pond Acres listed first.
- Middleford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Redden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Bridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Robbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Seaford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Broad Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Shortly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collins Pond Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collins Pond Acres.
Newspapers Published in Collins Pond Acres ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collins Pond Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collins Pond Acres, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collins Pond Acres.
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 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 Collins Pond Acres:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collins Pond Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Collins Pond Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |