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 Howard Manor (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 Howard Manor. 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 Howard Manor ...
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 Howard Manor: Howard Mnr.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Howard Manor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Howard Manor.
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 southwest 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 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.
Howard Manor 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 Howard Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howard Manor:
- Sussex County (The home county of Howard Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Manor, with the one closest to Howard Manor listed first.
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Millville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boyers Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boyers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
- Blackwater Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
- Ocean View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Omar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Bethany Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethany Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethany Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Village
- Ocean Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ocean Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Village
- Long Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Manor, with the one closest to Howard Manor listed first.
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Williamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Manor, with the one closest to Howard Manor 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
(18 miles [29 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
- Parsonsburg
(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
- Delmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Salisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Dogwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Fruitland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Manor, with the one closest to Howard Manor listed first.
- Bishopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ocean Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ocean Bay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- Showell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- North Ocean City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- Whaleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- West Ocean City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cape May County (NJ)
- Cape May
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howard Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Howard Manor.
Cemeteries Near Howard Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howard Manor.
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 Howard Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howard Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howard Manor, with the one closest to Howard Manor listed first.
- St. Georges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daisey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey Cemetery
- The Daisey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rickards / Daisey Cemetery
- Wilgus Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589210 <2>
- Wilgus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Men Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Golden Acres Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bishopville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Howard Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howard Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howard Manor, with the one closest to Howard Manor listed first.
- Millville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ocean View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Omar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Bayard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Frankford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Dagsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bunting
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Williamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Bayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Selbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bishopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howard Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard Manor.
Newspapers Published in Howard Manor ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howard Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howard Manor, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howard Manor.
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 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 Howard Manor:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent 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> | 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> | 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 Howard Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Howard Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |