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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 Postles Corner (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 Postles Corner. 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 Postles Corner ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Postles Corner: Postles Cor. (or less commonly used: Postles Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Postles Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Postles Corner may originally have been Postle's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Postles Corner might be written as Postle Corner.

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 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.

Postles Corner 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 Postles Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Postles Corner:

  • Kent County     (The home county of Postles Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.
    • Little Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Independence Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rodric Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rodric Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
    • Magnolia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rising Sun
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Dover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Highland Acres
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Highland Acres is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
    • Kent Acres
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Kent Acres is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
    • Rodney Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rodney Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Village
    • Bowers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowers is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Alexanders Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
    • Camden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Castle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.
    • Deakyneville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
    • Blackbird
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vandyke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Odessa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McDonough
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Middletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Penn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.
    • Slaughter Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Argo Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
    • Lincoln Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Anderson Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
    • Jefferson Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
    • Ellendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Waples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Waples is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
    • Banning ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Banning is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Milton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • East Side Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • East Side Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.
    • Marydel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Templeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Whiteleysburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
    • Goldsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Greensboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
    • Bridgetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Hickman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Oil City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Ridgely
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.
    • Warwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cecilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.
    • Millington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Massey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sassafras
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Lambson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Dogwood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregg Neck
      (27 miles [43.5 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
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.
    • Barclay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Sudlersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ingleside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Roberts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Crumpton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Roe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
    • Price
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Church Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ruthsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Queen Anne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Cape May County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.
    • Del Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
    • Norburys Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
    • North Cape May
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
    • Villas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Eldora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Eldora is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
    • Green Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Green Creek is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
    • Cold Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Erma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Greenwich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Othello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Cedarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Turkey Point Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
    • Dividing Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
    • Fairton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Paynters Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
    • Roadstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Bivalve
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
    • Port Norris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Port Norris is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
    • Bridgeton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.
    • Canton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Pecks Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Quinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Alloway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Friesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
    • Penton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Postles Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Postles Corner.

Cemeteries Near Postles Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Postles Corner.

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 Postles Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Postles Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.

  • Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Whatcoat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moors Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Barratts Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Amish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roby United Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...

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 Postles Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Postles Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Postles Corner, with the one closest to Postles Corner listed first.

  • Little Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rising Sun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Camden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bowers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowers is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Wyoming
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Canterbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Canterbury is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
  • Frederica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Leipsic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Viola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Thompsonville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Postles Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Postles Corner.

Newspapers Published in Postles Corner ...

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 Postles Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Postles Corner, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Postles Corner.

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 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 Postles Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Postles Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Postles Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.