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 Orchard Acres (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 Orchard Acres. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Orchard Acres 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 Orchard Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard Acres:
- Kent County (The home county of Orchard Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Viola
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summerfield Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- London Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Alexanders Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Felton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frederica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Star Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Deakyneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Blackbird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vandyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anderson Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Slaughter Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Scotts Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Waples
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Bridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Marydel
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Templeville
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Goldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Maple Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hickman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Oil City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bridgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Denton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Warwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cecilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Reliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Millington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Galena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Dogwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Chestertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Barclay
(18 miles [29 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
- Ingleside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Sudlersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Price
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ruthsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Queen Anne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crumpton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willoughby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Bay Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Othello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Dividing Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- 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
- Fairton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- 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
- Bivalve
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Port Norris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Roadstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard Acres.
Cemeteries Near Orchard Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard Acres.
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 Orchard Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Downham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barratts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Williamsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Orchard Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard Acres, with the one closest to Orchard Acres listed first.
- Canterbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Viola
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Felton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frederica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollandsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollandsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
- Harrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Acres.
Newspapers Published in Orchard Acres ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard Acres, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orchard Acres.
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 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 Orchard Acres:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot 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> | 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard Acres) 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 Orchard Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |