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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 McDonough (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 McDonough. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

McDonough is located in New Castle 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 New Castle County: Kent, Cecil (MD), Kent (MD), Gloucester (NJ), Salem (NJ), Chester (PA) & Delaware (PA).

Below are the counties that are near McDonough. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McDonough:

  • New Castle County     (The home county of McDonough)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Odessa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Georges
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Port Penn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Middletown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Delaware City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Townsend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Blackbird
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
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    • Bear
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Keeney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Keeney is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
    • Glasgow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Spruance City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Sunnyside Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Blackiston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Blackiston is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
    • Burtonwood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
    • Lakeshore Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Cheswold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Leipsic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlisle Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
    • Dinahs Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
    • Hartly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Templeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Marydel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Warwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Augustine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Chesapeake City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Delancy Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Cayots
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
    • Elkton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Windsor Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
    • Hack Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
    • Iron Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Cecilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bank ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
    • Elk Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest View Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest View Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
  • Harford County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Havre de Grace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Aberdeen Proving Ground
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bayside Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
    • Lapidum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
    • Aberdeen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <1>
    • Webster Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
    • Garland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Michaelsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Michaelsville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
    • Stafford ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Hopewell Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
    • Level
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Level is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
    • Perryman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Perryman is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
    • Conowingo Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Sassafras
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Gregg Neck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Dogwood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Georgetown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Massey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Galena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lambson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Millington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Kennedyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Still Pond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Betterton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Coleman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Coleman is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Crumpton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sudlersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Kings Town Manor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Church Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
    • Roberts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingleside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Othello
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Roadstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Greenwich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Beals Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • Bridgeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
    • West Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Bridgeton Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
    • Seabrook Farms
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
    • Fairton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Cedarville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Rosenhayn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
    • Paynters Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Beckett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Avis Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
    • Bridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Cooper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Ferrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
    • Mullica Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
    • Gibbstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
    • Mickleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Canton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Quinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Pennsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Pointers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Acton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Penton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Alloway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Pecks Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Carneys Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
    • Portertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
    • Riddleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Strickersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
    • Kemblesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
    • Avondale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Avondale is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <1>
    • New Garden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
    • Kennett Square
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Norway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Toughkenamon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Chrome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
    • West Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Brookfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Elkview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
    • Jennersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Creekside Village at Naamans
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Zebleys Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
    • Boothwyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marcus Hook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Linwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trainer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
    • Chelsea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Garnet Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Aston Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
    • Upland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Upland is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <1>
    • Village Green - Green Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Village Green
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Bridgewater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Lancaster County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDonough, with the one closest to McDonough listed first.
    • Summerhill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Kirks Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
    • Oak Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill

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

Cemeteries Near McDonough ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McDonough.

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 McDonough - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Asbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Drawer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Corbit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Townsend.
    • The Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lees Cemetery
    • Lees Chapel Cemetery
    • Pinetree Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • First Presbyterian Churchyard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Old St. Paul's RC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Green Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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 McDonough had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Odessa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Armstrong
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Armstrong is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Saint Georges
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Middletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Penn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fieldsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
  • Summit Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
  • Kirkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Corbit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Corbit is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
  • Porter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Porter is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
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    • Townsend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Reybold
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Reybold is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
    • Warwick
      (8 miles [12.9 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 McDonough. See our List of 1890's Communities around McDonough.

Newspapers Published in McDonough ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around McDonough.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McDonough, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McDonough.

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 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 McDonough:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDonough) 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 McDonough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.