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 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 Orchard 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.
Name Variations for Orchard Manor ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Orchard Manor: Orchard Mnr.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Orchard Manor 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 Orchard Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard Manor:
- Sussex County (The home county of Orchard Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Manor, with the one closest to Orchard Manor listed first.
- Trinity
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Sea Farers Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sea Farers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Farers Village
- Long Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winding Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwater Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Massey Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Massey Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Landing
- Boyers Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
- Dagsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollymount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollymount is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymount
- Omar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Manor, with the one closest to Orchard Manor listed first.
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Williamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Church Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Manor, with the one closest to Orchard Manor listed first.
- Reliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Galestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Manor, with the one closest to Orchard Manor listed first.
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Delmar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- White Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Dogwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Manor, with the one closest to Orchard Manor listed first.
- Bishopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Showell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Ocean Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ocean Bay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- Whaleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Ocean City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
- Ocean City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Manor, with the one closest to Orchard Manor listed first.
- Cape May
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- North Cape May
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Diamond Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
- Erma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard Manor.
Cemeteries Near Orchard Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard 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 Orchard Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard Manor, with the one closest to Orchard Manor listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Redman Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Dagsboro.
- The Redman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millsboro Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Hollyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104375 <2>
- Banks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Millsboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Millsboro.
- The Millsboro Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brotherhood Cemetery
- Mechanics Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1535377 <2>
- Order United American Men Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marvel Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Carey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard Manor, with the one closest to Orchard Manor listed first.
- Trinity
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Warwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Dagsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Omar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frankford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roxana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Selbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bunting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Williamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Cool Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Manor.
Newspapers Published in Orchard 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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard Manor, 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 Manor.
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 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 Orchard Manor:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Dorchester 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- Orchard Manor) 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 Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |