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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 Ravenwood (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 Ravenwood. 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.

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

  • Kent County     (The home county of Ravenwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Burtonwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
    • Smyrna
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Leipsic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spruance City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Cheswold
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakeshore Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Clayton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Carlisle Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
    • Kenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackiston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Blackiston is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
    • Bicentennial Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Castle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Deakyneville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
    • Blackbird
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Townsend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vandyke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Odessa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Middletown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McDonough
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Port Penn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Delaware City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint Georges
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Summit Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Lincoln Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Slaughter Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Marydel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Templeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Henderson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Whiteleysburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
    • Bridgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Greensboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
    • Ridgely
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Oil City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Warwick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cecilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Augustine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Cayots
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
    • Chesapeake City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Earleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hack Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
    • John Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
    • The Woods of Town Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Delancy Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Elkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Windsor Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Sassafras
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Massey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Millington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gregg Neck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Lambson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Locust Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Kennedyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lynch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lynch is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
    • Still Pond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Sudlersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Crumpton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ingleside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Roberts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Church Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Price
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Roe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Town Manor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Kingstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Greenwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Othello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Roadstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Cedarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Fairton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Bridgeton
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Bridgeton Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
    • Turkey Point Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
    • Beals Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • West Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Paynters Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Avis Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Pecks Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Quinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Acton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Penton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Pointers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Alloway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Friesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
    • Riddleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Aldine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine

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

Cemeteries Near Ravenwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ravenwood.

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 Ravenwood - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Smyrna.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1321538 <2>
  • Roby United Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Massey Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Moors Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryn Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Whatcoat Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Blackiston Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (151 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.<3>

While we didn't find Ravenwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ravenwood.

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

  • Smyrna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brenford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brenford is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
  • Leipsic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deakyneville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
  • Green Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Green Spring is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Kenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackbird
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
  • Blackiston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blackiston is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
  • Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Downs Chapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pearsons Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
    • Little Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Side
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side

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

Newspapers Published in Ravenwood ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ravenwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ravenwood, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ravenwood.

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 Ravenwood:

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>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 Ravenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Ravenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.