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 Mispillion Light (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 Mispillion Light. 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.
Mispillion Light is located in Sussex 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 Sussex County: Kent, Caroline (MD), Dorchester (MD), Wicomico (MD), Worcester (MD) & Cape May (NJ).
Below are the counties that are near Mispillion Light. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mispillion Light:
- Sussex County (The home county of Mispillion Light)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mispillion Light, with the one closest to Mispillion Light listed first.
- Slaughter Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Argo Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Anderson Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Jefferson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Lincoln Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- East Side Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Cool Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mispillion Light, with the one closest to Mispillion Light listed first.
- Woods Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Church Hill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Bowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Frederica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Riverview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alexanders Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
- London Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Felton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mispillion Light, with the one closest to Mispillion Light listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hickman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Marydel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Greensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Oil City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Templeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Denton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Federalsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Dorchester County (MD)
- Reliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mispillion Light, with the one closest to Mispillion Light listed first.
- North Cape May
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Villas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Cape May
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Cold Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Erma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Norburys Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Del Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Green Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Rio Grande
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
- Diamond Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
- Whitesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitesboro is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Wildwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Cape May Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mispillion Light, with the one closest to Mispillion Light listed first.
- Bivalve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Turkey Point Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Dividing Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Port Norris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Paynters Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Delmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Dorchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Haleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Mauricetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Bay Side
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Fairton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mispillion Light, see our County-by-County Page for Mispillion Light.
Cemeteries Near Mispillion Light ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mispillion Light.
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 Mispillion Light - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mispillion Light covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mispillion Light, with the one closest to Mispillion Light listed first.
- Cedar Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deputy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deputy Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2380811 <3>
- Siloam AME Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slaughter Neck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Levi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milford Community Cemetery (New)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milford Community Cemetery (Old)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963823 <3>
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lincoln.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986714 <3>
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 Mispillion Light in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mispillion Light.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mispillion Light, with the one closest to Mispillion Light listed first.
- Thompsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Bowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Frederica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Drawbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Lewes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Canterbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Felton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mispillion Light. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mispillion Light.
Newspapers Published in Mispillion Light ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mispillion Light.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mispillion Light, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mispillion Light.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mispillion Light:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland 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 '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- Mispillion Light) 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 Mispillion Light, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |