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 Rolling Meadows (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 Rolling Meadows. 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 Rolling Meadows ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rolling Meadows: Rolling Mdws.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rolling Meadows. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rolling Meadows.
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.
Rolling Meadows 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 Rolling Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolling Meadows:
- Kent County (The home county of Rolling Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Kenton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cheswold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Dinahs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Carlisle Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackiston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Bicentennial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Blackbird
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Deakyneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Vandyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Townsend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McDonough
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Port Penn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Saint Georges
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delaware City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anderson Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Banning ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Ellendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Jefferson Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Marydel
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Bridgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Whiteleysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Ridgely
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cecilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- John Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Cayots
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- 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
- Saint Augustine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Chesapeake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods of Town Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delancy Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Elkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bacon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Millington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Massey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Galena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Dogwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Chestertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Sudlersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barclay
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Ingleside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Crumpton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Price
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Church Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kings Town Manor
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Bay Side
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Fairton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Bridgeton
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Turkey Point Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Paynters Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Bridgeton Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Dividing Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Beals Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Pecks Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Quinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Pointers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Acton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Alloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Penton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Friesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Riddleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Aldine
(30 miles [48.3 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 Rolling Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Rolling Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Rolling Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolling Meadows.
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 Rolling Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rolling Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Bryn Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Blanco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethesda Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massey Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roby United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackiston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Rolling Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rolling Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rolling Meadows, with the one closest to Rolling Meadows listed first.
- Kenton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brenford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brenford is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
- Pearsons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Downs Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Hartly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackiston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Slaughter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rolling Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rolling Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Rolling Meadows ...
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 Rolling Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolling Meadows, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolling Meadows.
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 websites either 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 Rolling Meadows:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Cumberland County
- Salem 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> | 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 Rolling Meadows, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rolling Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |