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 Georgetown (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 Georgetown. 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 hospitals 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.
Georgetown is located in Sussex County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Delaware's counties 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 Georgetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Georgetown:
- Sussex County (The home county of Georgetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Harbeson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbeson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbeson
- Harbeson is located in Sussex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbeson <2>
- Cool Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Hollyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- East Side Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Side Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
- Hollymount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymount
- Hollymount is located in Sussex County
- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>
- Millsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
- Millsboro is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <2>
- Sea Spray Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Spray Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
- Jefferson Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Waples
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Mission
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- Williamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Woods Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <2>
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Houston is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
- Church Hill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Andrewsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Harrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
- Harrington is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <2>
- Hickman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Hickman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Federalsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
- Federalsburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <2>
- Hynson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Whiteleysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Denton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <2>
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
- Greensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <2>
- Tuckahoe Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Maple Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Griffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Reliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Galestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Eldorado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Walnut Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Brookview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Marshyhope Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshyhope Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Rhodesdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesdale
- Rhodesdale is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhodesdale <2>
- Hurlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
- Hurlock is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <2>
- Rabbit Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <2>
- Waddells Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- East New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Market
- East New Market is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East New Market <2>
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Delmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Delmar is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <2>
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Pittsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsville <2>
- Willards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willards
- Willards is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willards <2>
- Sharptown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Parsonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsburg
- Parsonsburg is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsburg <2>
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Powellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hurst Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
- Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <2>
- Mardela Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Bishopville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Bishopville is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishopville <2>
- Whaleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whaleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Whaleyville is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whaleyville <2>
- Bishop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Showell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Ocean Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
- Ocean Pines is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Pines <2>
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
- Ocean Bay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- North Ocean City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- West Ocean City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Ocean City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean City <2>
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Cape May
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- North Cape May
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cape May have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Georgetown, see our County-by-County Page for Georgetown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Georgetown ...
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 Georgetown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Georgetown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Georgetown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Georgetown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of Georgetown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Georgetown:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //archives.delaware.gov/
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caroline County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dorchester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wicomico County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cape May County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Delaware
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Delaware
- Cemeteries of Sussex County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Delaware
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Delaware
- Cemeteries of Sussex County
Cemeteries Near Georgetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgetown.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Georgetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
- Reed Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Reed Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Georgetown.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339511 <5>
- Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverdam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverdam Cemetery
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cokesbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cokesbury Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Johns Cemetery
- Weigands Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weigands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weigands Cemetery
- Ponder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponder Cemetery
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- Ellendale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellendale Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Field Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Millsboro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Cemetery
- Millsboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- The Millsboro Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brotherhood Cemetery
- Mechanics Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millsboro Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1535377 <5>
- Ellendale Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Georgetown had a population of 1,353 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Georgetown had a population of 7,797 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Redden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Stockley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Bennum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Shortly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Robbins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Harbeson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbeson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbeson
- Harbeson is located in Sussex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbeson <2>
- Hollyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Cool Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>
- Millsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
- Millsboro is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <2>
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- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Middleford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Mission
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Georgetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgetown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Georgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Georgetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Georgetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6901, Longitude: -75.3859 |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Georgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |