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 Gull Point (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 Gull Point. 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 Gull Point ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gull Point: Gull Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gull Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gull Point.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Gull Point 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 Gull Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gull Point:
- Sussex County (The home county of Gull Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gull Point, with the one closest to Gull Point listed first.
- Trinity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Long Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sea Farers Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sea Farers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Farers Village
- Blackwater Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
- Dagsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winding Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Boyers Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Millsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollymount
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollymount is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymount
- Frankford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gull Point, with the one closest to Gull Point listed first.
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Williamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Church Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Adamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Harrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gull Point, with the one closest to Gull Point listed first.
- Galestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Walnut Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gull Point, with the one closest to Gull Point listed first.
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Delmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Cedar Hurst Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Sharptown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gull Point, with the one closest to Gull Point listed first.
- Bishopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Showell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Ocean Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whaleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ocean Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- North Ocean City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
- Ocean City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gull Point, with the one closest to Gull Point listed first.
- Cape May
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- North Cape May
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Cold Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gull Point, see our County-by-County Page for Gull Point.
Cemeteries Near Gull Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gull Point.
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 Gull Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gull Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gull Point, with the one closest to Gull Point listed first.
- Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Redman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Redman Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Dagsboro.
- The Redman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millsboro Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Hollyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104375 <3>
- Baker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marvel Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Millsboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Millsboro.
- The Millsboro Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brotherhood Cemetery
- Mechanics Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1535377 <3>
- Order United American Men Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Old Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Field Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Millsboro.
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Banks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Gull Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gull Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gull Point, with the one closest to Gull Point listed first.
- Warwick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Trinity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Dagsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Millsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frankford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Ocean View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Stockley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mission
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Cool Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Selbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gull Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gull Point.
Newspapers Published in Gull Point ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gull Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gull Point, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gull Point.
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 Gull Point:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Dorchester County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Cape May County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gull Point) 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 Gull Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |