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 Coverdale Crossroads (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 Coverdale Crossroads. 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 Coverdale Crossroads ...
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 Coverdale Crossroads: Coverdale Xrds.
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 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.
Coverdale Crossroads 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 Coverdale Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coverdale Crossroads:
- Sussex County (The home county of Coverdale Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverdale Crossroads, with the one closest to Coverdale Crossroads listed first.
- Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Blades
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverdale Crossroads, with the one closest to Coverdale Crossroads listed first.
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Williamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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 Coverdale Crossroads, with the one closest to Coverdale Crossroads listed first.
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Federalsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hynson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Denton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Whiteleysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Greensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Maple Village
(23 miles [37 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 Coverdale Crossroads, with the one closest to Coverdale Crossroads listed first.
- Reliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- 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
- Brookview
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Walnut Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Rhodesdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hurlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waddells Corner
(20 miles [32.2 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
- East New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverdale Crossroads, with the one closest to Coverdale Crossroads listed first.
- Queen Anne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Willoughby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- 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 Coverdale Crossroads, with the one closest to Coverdale Crossroads 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trappe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(29 miles [46.7 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 Coverdale Crossroads, with the one closest to Coverdale Crossroads listed first.
- Sharptown
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
- 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
- Willards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverdale Crossroads, with the one closest to Coverdale Crossroads 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
(27 miles [43.5 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)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coverdale Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Coverdale Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Coverdale Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coverdale Crossroads.
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 Coverdale Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coverdale Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coverdale Crossroads, with the one closest to Coverdale Crossroads listed first.
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Banning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johnstown Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blades Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reed Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Coverdale Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coverdale Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coverdale Crossroads, with the one closest to Coverdale Crossroads listed first.
- Middleford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Seaford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Robbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- 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 (13 more) ...
- Broad Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- 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
- Reliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coverdale Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coverdale Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Coverdale Crossroads ...
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 Coverdale Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coverdale Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coverdale Crossroads.
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 Coverdale Crossroads:
- 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> | 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coverdale Crossroads) 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 Coverdale Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |