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 Ellendale (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 Ellendale. 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 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.
Ellendale 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 Ellendale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellendale:
- Sussex County (The home county of Ellendale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Jefferson Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Banning ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- East Side Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Argo Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slaughter Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harbeson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Woods Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Frederica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Riverview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
- Hickman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Federalsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Greensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Goldsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Tuckahoe Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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 Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
- Reliance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Galestown
(23 miles [37 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
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Brookview
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Hurlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Rhodesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- East New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Queen Anne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Talbot County (MD)
- Tappers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
- Sharptown
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pittsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Parsonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mardela Springs
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
- Bishopville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Whaleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Showell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
- North Cape May
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Cape May
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Erma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Villas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellendale, see our County-by-County Page for Ellendale.
Cemeteries Near Ellendale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellendale.
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 Ellendale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellendale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
- Ellendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Market Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Banning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reed Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lincoln.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986714 <3>
- Ponder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam AME Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deputy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deputy Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2380811 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Betts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Neck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ellendale had a population of 109 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ellendale had a population of 448 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
- Robbins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Redden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bennum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
- Harbeson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drawbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Harrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellendale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellendale.
Newspapers Published in Ellendale ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellendale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellendale, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellendale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ellendale:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ellendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |