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 New Market (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 New Market. 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 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 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.
New Market 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 New Market. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Market:
- Sussex County (The home county of New Market)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Anderson Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Jefferson Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Waples
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- East Side Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Banning ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harbeson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woods Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Church Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Frederica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Federalsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Denton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hynson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Goldsboro
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
- Reliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Galestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Brookview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Marshyhope Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Hurlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Rhodesdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Queen Anne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Talbot County (MD)
- Tappers Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
- Sharptown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Delmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Pittsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parsonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mardela Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
- Bishop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Showell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
- North Cape May
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Cape May
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Erma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Villas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Del Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Norburys Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Market, see our County-by-County Page for New Market.
Cemeteries Near New Market ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Market.
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 New Market - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Market covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
- New Market Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ellendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Faith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Reed Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ponder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam AME Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Betts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Neck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deputy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
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 New Market in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Market.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robbins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Redden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waples
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bennum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
- Drawbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harbeson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 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 New Market. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Market.
Newspapers Published in New Market ...
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 New Market.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Market, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Market.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New Market:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Cape May 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Market) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Market, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |