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 Mermaid Run (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 Mermaid Run. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Mermaid Run 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 Mermaid Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mermaid Run:
- New Castle County (The home county of Mermaid Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Pike Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
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- Mendenhall Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County
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- North Star
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Star is located in New Castle County
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- English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- English Village is located in New Castle County
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- Lindell Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lindell Village is located in New Castle County
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- The Village of Drummond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brandywine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
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- York Towne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County
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- Marshallton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duncan Village is located in New Castle County
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- Hockessin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cokesbury Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County
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- Ruthby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
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- Kent County
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- West Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Bank ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Barksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Elk Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Winding Brook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Andora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Fair Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Delancy Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Conowingo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Stafford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Webster Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Level is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Hopewell Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Sassafras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Dogwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Galena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Massey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Beals Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Roadstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bay Side
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Othello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- West Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Seabrook Farms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Beckett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Cooper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Gibbstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Avis Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Mickleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Mullica Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Ferrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Centre City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Mantua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Parkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Thorofare
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
- Oak Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Pennsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Pointers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Acton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Penton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Hancocks Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Portertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Quinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Riddleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Alloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Berks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Kenneys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Strickersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- New Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Kemblesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Kennett Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toughkenamon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mendenhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Hamorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
- Red Lion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
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- West Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boothwyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Garnet Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aston Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Trainer
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Village Green - Green Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Summerhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Christiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Ninepoints
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Kirks Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buyerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Kinzers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- McSparran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Penn Wynne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
- Port Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
- Ardmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Brandywine Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village
- Gulph Mills Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
- Gulph Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- King - of - Prussia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Narberth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Audubon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Bartram Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Southwest Center City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- University City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mermaid Run, see our County-by-County Page for Mermaid Run.
Cemeteries Near Mermaid Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mermaid Run.
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 Mermaid Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mermaid Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark Cemetery is located in Newark.
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverbrook Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- The Silverbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Brook Cemetery
- Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Silverbrook Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104417 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Garden Orthodox Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- London Britain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cathedral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Mermaid Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mermaid Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mermaid Run, with the one closest to Mermaid Run listed first.
- Mermaid
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Choate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Marshallton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brandywine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Ruthby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kiamensi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Greenbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Faulkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
- Southwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wooddale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wooddale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Hockessin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ogletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mermaid Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mermaid Run.
Newspapers Published in Mermaid Run ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mermaid Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mermaid Run, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mermaid Run.
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 Mermaid Run:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to New Castle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lancaster County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia 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 Mermaid Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mermaid Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |