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 Douglas Forge (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 Douglas Forge. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Douglas Forge 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 Douglas Forge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Douglas Forge:
- Sussex County (The home county of Douglas Forge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Blades
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blades is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Ross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Briar Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Banning ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Williamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Harrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Houston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Federalsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hynson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- 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
- Tuckahoe Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Tanyard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Whiteleysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Reliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Galestown
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Brookview
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Walnut Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Marshyhope Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Rhodesdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hurlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Queen Anne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Trappe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(28 miles [45.1 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 Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Sharptown
(10 miles [16.1 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mardela Springs
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Parsonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Centennial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pittsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Whaleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(24 miles [38.6 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Douglas Forge, see our County-by-County Page for Douglas Forge.
Cemeteries Near Douglas Forge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Douglas Forge.
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 Douglas Forge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Douglas Forge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blades Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- New Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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.
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Douglas Forge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Douglas Forge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Douglas Forge, with the one closest to Douglas Forge listed first.
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Concord is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Middleford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
- Ross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Broad Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Cannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Reliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Galestown
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Sharptown
(10 miles [16.1 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Douglas Forge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Douglas Forge.
Newspapers Published in Douglas Forge ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglas Forge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Douglas Forge, 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 Douglas Forge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Douglas Forge:
- 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> | 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 Douglas Forge, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Douglas Forge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |