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 Fernwood (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 Fernwood. 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 hospitals and 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.
Fernwood 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 Fernwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fernwood:
- Kent County (The home county of Fernwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Harrington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Houston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Williamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Felton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Summerfield Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Frederica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Blackbird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Deakyneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anderson Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Scotts Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Slaughter Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waples
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hickman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Goldsboro
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Marydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Ridgely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Templeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Bridgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Reliance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Galestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 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
- 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
- Brookview
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Rhodesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Millington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Ingleside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Queen Anne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barclay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Roe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Ruthsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Sudlersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Willoughby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Church Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crumpton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wicomico County (MD)
- Sharptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fernwood, see our County-by-County Page for Fernwood.
Cemeteries Near Fernwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fernwood.
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 Fernwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fernwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Hollywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tharp Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milford Community Cemetery (New)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milford Community Cemetery (Old)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963823 <2>
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Levi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fernwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fernwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Harrington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Felton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frederica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Hollandsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollandsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Woodside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fernwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fernwood.
Newspapers Published in Fernwood ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fernwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fernwood, 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 Fernwood.
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 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 Fernwood:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fernwood) 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 Fernwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |