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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 Kitts Hummock (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 Kitts Hummock. 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 Kitts Hummock ...

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.

While the name of this community is Kitts Hummock, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kitts Hummock may originally have been Kitt's Hummock.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kitts Hummock might be written as Kitt Hummock.

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 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.

Kitts Hummock 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 Kitts Hummock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kitts Hummock:

  • Kent County     (The home county of Kitts Hummock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.
    • Bowers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Bowers is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Little Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexanders Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
    • Highland Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Highland Acres is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
    • Kent Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Kent Acres is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
    • Rising Sun
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rodric Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rodric Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
    • Dover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Frederica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Castle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.
    • Deakyneville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
    • Blackbird
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Townsend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vandyke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Odessa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McDonough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Middletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Penn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.
    • Slaughter Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Anderson Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
    • Argo Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
    • Lincoln Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
    • Ellendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Waples
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Waples is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
    • Banning ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Banning is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Side Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • East Side Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
    • Milton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.
    • Marydel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Templeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Whiteleysburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
    • Goldsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Greensboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Maple Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
    • Hickman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Oil City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Bridgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Denton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <2>
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • Warwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.
    • Millington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Massey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sassafras
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Lambson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Dogwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregg Neck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.
    • Barclay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Ingleside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Sudlersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Roberts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
    • Crumpton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Price
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Ruthsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
  • Cape May County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.
    • Norburys Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
    • North Cape May
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
    • Villas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Del Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
    • Cold Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Eldora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Eldora is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
    • Erma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
    • Green Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Green Creek is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
    • Rio Grande
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rio Grande is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
      • Former name for Rio Grande:
      • Crandol Town
      • Rio Grande has also been known as:
      • Hildreth
      • Leamings
    • Cape May
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Goshen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Goshen is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Whitesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitesboro is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Cedarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Dividing Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
    • Turkey Point Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
    • Greenwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Paynters Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
    • Othello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Bivalve
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
    • Fairton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Port Norris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Norris is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
    • Roadstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Bridgeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Pecks Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Quinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kitts Hummock, see our County-by-County Page for Kitts Hummock.

Cemeteries Near Kitts Hummock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kitts Hummock.

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 Kitts Hummock - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kitts Hummock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.

  • Barratts Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • John Wesley Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Whatcoat Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Moors Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Downham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Thistlewood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Amish Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Roby United Methodist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<4>

While we didn't find Kitts Hummock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kitts Hummock.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kitts Hummock, with the one closest to Kitts Hummock listed first.

  • Bowers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bowers is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lebanon is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rising Sun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Frederica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Thompsonville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Dover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Viola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Canterbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Canterbury is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
    • Felton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kitts Hummock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kitts Hummock.

Newspapers Published in Kitts Hummock ...

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 Kitts Hummock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kitts Hummock, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kitts Hummock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kitts Hummock:

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>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 Kitts Hummock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Kitts Hummock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.