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 Hollandsville (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 Hollandsville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hollandsville 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 Hollandsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hollandsville:
- Kent County (The home county of Hollandsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville listed first.
- Sandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Whiteleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 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)
- Summerfield Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Viola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Harrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Andrewsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Alexanders Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville listed first.
- Blackbird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vandyke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Deakyneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville listed first.
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Lincoln Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Jefferson Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 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 Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hollingsworth Circle
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- 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
- Denton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville listed first.
- Cecilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville 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
- 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
- Hurlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville listed first.
- Millington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lambson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- 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
- Chestertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- 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
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Dogwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville listed first.
- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Barclay
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Queen Anne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Price
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sudlersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Church Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crumpton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Trappe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wicomico County (MD)
- Sharptown
(30 miles [48.3 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
- 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 Hollandsville, see our County-by-County Page for Hollandsville.
Cemeteries Near Hollandsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hollandsville.
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 Hollandsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hollandsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville listed first.
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Farm Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Downham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hollandsville had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hollandsville, with the one closest to Hollandsville listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 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 north)
- 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
- Harrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Burrsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
- Canterbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hollandsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hollandsville.
Newspapers Published in Hollandsville ...
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 Hollandsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hollandsville, 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 Hollandsville.
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 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 Hollandsville:
- 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
- Wicomico County
- Cumberland 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 '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- Hollandsville) 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 Hollandsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |