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 Greens Corner (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 Greens Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Greens Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Greens Corner: Greens Cor. (or less commonly used: Greens Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Greens Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Greens Corner may originally have been Green's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Greens Corner might be written as Green Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Greens Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greens Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Greens Corner 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 Greens Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greens Corner:
- Kent County (The home county of Greens Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Sandtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Whiteleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Felton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Summerfield Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Viola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Harrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marydel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- London Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Andrewsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vandyke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Blackbird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Deakyneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Banning ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Lincoln Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Slaughter Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Jefferson Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Heritage Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Goldsboro
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hollingsworth Circle
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Oil City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bridgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Ridgely
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Hickman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Denton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Warwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cecilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Reliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Finchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Hurlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Waddells Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Brookview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Galestown
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Rhodesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Secretary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Millington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lambson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Chestertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Dogwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Cliffs City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Gregg Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Ingleside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Barclay
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Ruthsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Queen Anne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Price
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sudlersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Church Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crumpton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Kirkham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Trappe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- Bay Side
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greens Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Greens Corner.
Cemeteries Near Greens Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greens Corner.
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 Greens Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greens Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Browns Farm Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Union UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Union UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the west of Goldsboro (MD).
- The New Union UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81732 <3>
- Jarrell Family 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.<5>
While we didn't find Greens Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greens Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Hollandsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hollandsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
- Whiteleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Felton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Viola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Goldsboro
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burrsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
- Harrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Canterbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greens Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greens Corner.
Newspapers Published in Greens Corner ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greens Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greens Corner, 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 Greens Corner.
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 Greens Corner:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Cumberland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Greens Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Greens Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |