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 Donas Landing (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 Donas Landing. 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 Donas Landing ...
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 Donas Landing: Donas Lndg. (or less commonly used: Donas Lndng.)
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Donas Landing is located in Kent 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 Kent County: New Castle, Sussex, Caroline (MD), Kent (MD), Queen Anne's (MD), Cape May (NJ), Cumberland (NJ) & Salem (NJ).
Below are the counties that are near Donas Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donas Landing:
- Kent County (The home county of Donas Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Little Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Independence Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bicentennial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
- Kent Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
- Rodric Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rodric Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Carlisle Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Cheswold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeshore Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Deakyneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Blackbird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Port Penn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McDonough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Georges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Kirkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Slaughter Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Argo Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Lincoln Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Anderson Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Jefferson Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Waples
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Banning ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Ellendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Marydel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Templeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Whiteleysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hollingsworth Circle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Maple Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Ridgely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Hickman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Warwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cecilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Cayots
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Chesapeake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hack Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- John Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Millington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sassafras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Massey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gregg Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Dogwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lambson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Sudlersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barclay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Ingleside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Crumpton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Church Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Price
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Eldora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Del Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Norburys Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- North Cape May
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Villas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Belleplain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Green Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Bay Side
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Turkey Point Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Roadstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Fairton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Paynters Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Dividing Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Bridgeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Bridgeton Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Bivalve
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Port Norris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Pecks Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Quinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Alloway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Friesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Aldine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Penton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Pointers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Riddleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Norma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Donas Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Donas Landing.
Cemeteries Near Donas Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donas Landing.
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 Donas Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Donas Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Moors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roby United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Smyrna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1321538 <2>
- Bryn Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barratts Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Donas Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Donas Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Donas Landing, with the one closest to Donas Landing listed first.
- Little Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leipsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Brenford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brenford is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
- Bay Side
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearsons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
- Woodside
(12 miles [19.3 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 Donas Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donas Landing.
Newspapers Published in Donas Landing ...
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 Donas Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donas Landing, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Donas Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Donas Landing:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Salem 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> | 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 Donas Landing, 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' (or 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- Donas Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |