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 McKnatt Corners (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 McKnatt Corners. 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 McKnatt Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for McKnatt Corners: McKnatt Cors.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
McKnatt Corners 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 McKnatt Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKnatt Corners:
- Kent County (The home county of McKnatt Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnatt Corners, with the one closest to McKnatt Corners listed first.
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Whiteleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Harrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Sandtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Felton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnatt Corners, with the one closest to McKnatt Corners listed first.
- Vandyke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Blackbird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Deakyneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnatt Corners, with the one closest to McKnatt Corners listed first.
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Banning ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Lincoln Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Briar Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Argo Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Jefferson Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Heritage Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnatt Corners, with the one closest to McKnatt Corners listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Goldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Denton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Ridgely
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Marydel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Bridgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnatt Corners, with the one closest to McKnatt Corners listed first.
- Finchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Reliance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Marshyhope Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Hurlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Eldorado
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Secretary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnatt Corners, with the one closest to McKnatt Corners listed first.
- Millington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Massey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Mile Tree Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Pomona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Lambson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Morganec Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Galena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gregg Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 McKnatt Corners, with the one closest to McKnatt Corners listed first.
- Ingleside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Queen Anne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- 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
- Barclay
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Roberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Price
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Willoughby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Sudlersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnatt Corners, with the one closest to McKnatt Corners listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Trappe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wicomico County (MD)
- Sharptown
(27 miles [43.5 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKnatt Corners, see our County-by-County Page for McKnatt Corners.
Cemeteries Near McKnatt Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKnatt Corners.
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 McKnatt Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKnatt Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKnatt Corners, with the one closest to McKnatt Corners listed first.
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Browns Farm Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Tharp Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 McKnatt Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKnatt Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKnatt Corners, with the one closest to McKnatt Corners listed first.
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Hollandsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hollandsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
- Whiteleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Burrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
- Harrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anthony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Hobbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Denton
(9 miles [14.5 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 McKnatt Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKnatt Corners.
Newspapers Published in McKnatt Corners ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKnatt Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKnatt Corners, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKnatt Corners.
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 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 McKnatt Corners:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McKnatt Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McKnatt Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |