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 Edgewater (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 Edgewater. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Edgewater 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 Edgewater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgewater:
- Sussex County (The home county of Edgewater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater, with the one closest to Edgewater listed first.
- Nassau
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sea Spray Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Sand Dunes Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Cool Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Lewes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Harbeson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollymount
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollymount is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymount
- East Side Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Henlopen Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henlopen Acres is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henlopen Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Hollyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Bald Eagle Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Eagle Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater, with the one closest to Edgewater listed first.
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Church Hill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Houston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frederica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Harrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Riverview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater, with the one closest to Edgewater listed first.
- Hickman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Federalsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater, with the one closest to Edgewater listed first.
- Reliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Galestown
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater, with the one closest to Edgewater listed first.
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater, with the one closest to Edgewater listed first.
- Bishopville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bishop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ocean Pines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Showell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Ocean Bay City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- Whaleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Ocean City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater, with the one closest to Edgewater listed first.
- Cape May
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- North Cape May
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Cold Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Erma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Diamond Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
- Villas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Del Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Norburys Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Rio Grande
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Green Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Wildwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Grassy Sound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgewater, see our County-by-County Page for Edgewater.
Cemeteries Near Edgewater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgewater.
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 Edgewater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgewater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgewater, with the one closest to Edgewater listed first.
- Whites Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. George Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henlopen Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peoples Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Weigands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (119 more) ...
- Indian Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hazzard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Edgewater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgewater.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgewater, with the one closest to Edgewater listed first.
- Nassau
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cool Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Lewes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drawbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Harbeson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bennum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
- Hollyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgewater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgewater.
Newspapers Published in Edgewater ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgewater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgewater, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgewater.
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 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 Edgewater:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Cape May 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 Edgewater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Edgewater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |