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 Country Club Estates (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 Country Club Estates. 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 Country Club Estates ...
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 Country Club Estates: Country Club Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Country Club Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Country Club Estates.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Country Club Estates 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 Country Club Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Country Club Estates:
- Sussex County (The home county of Country Club Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Club Estates, with the one closest to Country Club Estates listed first.
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Anderson Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Slaughter Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Banning ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- East Side Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harbeson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Club Estates, with the one closest to Country Club Estates listed first.
- Woods Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Frederica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Felton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Andrewsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Club Estates, with the one closest to Country Club Estates listed first.
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Greensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Goldsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Marydel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Hollingsworth Circle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Federalsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Templeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Ridgely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Club Estates, with the one closest to Country Club Estates listed first.
- Reliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Galestown
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Marshyhope Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Brookview
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Hurlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Club Estates, with the one closest to Country Club Estates listed first.
- Ingleside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Barclay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Queen Anne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Sudlersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Talbot County (MD)
- Tappers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Wicomico County (MD)
- Sharptown
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Club Estates, with the one closest to Country Club Estates listed first.
- North Cape May
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Cold Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Villas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Cape May
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Erma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Norburys Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Del Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Green Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Rio Grande
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
- Diamond Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Club Estates, with the one closest to Country Club Estates listed first.
- Bivalve
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Dividing Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Turkey Point Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Country Club Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Country Club Estates.
Cemeteries Near Country Club Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Country Club Estates.
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 Country Club Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Country Club Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Country Club Estates, with the one closest to Country Club Estates listed first.
- Levi Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milford Community Cemetery (Old)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963823 <2>
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lincoln.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986714 <2>
- Deputy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deputy Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2380811 <2>
- Cedar Neck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Community Cemetery (New)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam AME Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Slaughter Neck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williamsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Country Club Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Country Club Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Country Club Estates, with the one closest to Country Club Estates listed first.
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Waples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Frederica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Robbins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Harrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Redden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Drawbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Felton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Country Club Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Country Club Estates.
Newspapers Published in Country Club Estates ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Country Club Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Country Club Estates, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Country Club Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Country Club Estates:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland 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> | 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- Country Club Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Country Club Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |