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 Dogwood 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 Dogwood 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.
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 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.
Dogwood 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 Dogwood Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dogwood Acres:
- Sussex County (The home county of Dogwood Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Acres, with the one closest to Dogwood Acres listed first.
- Laurel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blades is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Ward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Seaford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Mission
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Bridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Acres, with the one closest to Dogwood Acres listed first.
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Andrewsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Williamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Harrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Woods Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Acres, with the one closest to Dogwood Acres listed first.
- Federalsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hynson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Preston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Tuckahoe Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Denton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Oil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Whiteleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Acres, with the one closest to Dogwood Acres listed first.
- Galestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Walnut Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Brookview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Finchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Rabbit Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rhodesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marshyhope Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Acres, with the one closest to Dogwood Acres listed first.
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Monie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monie is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Oriole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Champ
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Champ is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dames Quarter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Costen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Costen is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Manokin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Talbot County (MD)
- Trappe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Acres, with the one closest to Dogwood Acres listed first.
- Delmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Cedar Hurst Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mardela Springs
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Rockawalking Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Parsonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Pittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Acres, with the one closest to Dogwood Acres listed first.
- Whaleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Showell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 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 <1>
- Ocean Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedartown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- North Ocean City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- Ocean Bay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- West Ocean City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dogwood Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Dogwood Acres.
Cemeteries Near Dogwood Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogwood 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 Dogwood Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dogwood Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dogwood Acres, with the one closest to Dogwood Acres listed first.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
- New Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104388 <2>
- Ralphs Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Mills Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Delmar.
- The Smith Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375541 <2>
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blades Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oliphant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Dogwood Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogwood Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dogwood Acres, with the one closest to Dogwood Acres listed first.
- Laurel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Broad Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Delmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Ward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Seaford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Galestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sharptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Riverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dogwood Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dogwood Acres.
Newspapers Published in Dogwood 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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dogwood Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogwood Acres, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dogwood 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 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 Dogwood Acres:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogwood Acres) 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 Dogwood Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |