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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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.
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 and doctors 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.
Melbourne Manor 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 Melbourne Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Melbourne Manor:
- Kent County (The home county of Melbourne Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- The Village at Wild Quail
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Star Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- Highland Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highland Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rodney Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Village
- London Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alexanders Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
- Bicentennial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Blackbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Deakyneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vandyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Townsend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McDonough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Port Penn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slaughter Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Scotts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Ellendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Bridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waples
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- East Side Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Marydel
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Templeville
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Goldsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Whiteleysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hollingsworth Circle
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Greensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Bridgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Oil City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Ridgely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Denton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Warwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cecilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Earleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- John Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Saint Augustine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Cayots
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Hack Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Millington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Galena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Dogwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Gregg Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Sudlersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Price
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Crumpton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Church Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Centreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Bay Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Fairton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Roadstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Turkey Point Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Dividing Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Paynters Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Bridgeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Melbourne Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Melbourne Manor.
Cemeteries Near Melbourne Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Melbourne 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 Melbourne Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Melbourne Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Amish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Downham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bryn Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Melbourne Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Melbourne Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Melbourne Manor, with the one closest to Melbourne Manor listed first.
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pearsons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Felton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Melbourne Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melbourne Manor.
Newspapers Published in Melbourne 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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Melbourne Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Melbourne Manor, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Melbourne Manor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Melbourne Manor:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Cumberland County
- Salem 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 Melbourne Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melbourne Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |