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 Saint Johnstown (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 Saint Johnstown. 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 Saint Johnstown ...
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 Saint Johnstown: St. Johnstown
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 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.
Saint Johnstown 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 Saint Johnstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Johnstown:
- Sussex County (The home county of Saint Johnstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johnstown, with the one closest to Saint Johnstown listed first.
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Anderson Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Blades
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blades is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johnstown, with the one closest to Saint Johnstown listed first.
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Andrewsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Harrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Church Hill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johnstown, with the one closest to Saint Johnstown listed first.
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Federalsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hynson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Maple Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Tuckahoe Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Goldsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johnstown, with the one closest to Saint Johnstown listed first.
- Reliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Galestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Marshyhope Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Brookview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Hurlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Rhodesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- East New Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johnstown, with the one closest to Saint Johnstown listed first.
- Queen Anne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Ingleside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Willoughby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Barclay
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Price
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Sudlersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johnstown, with the one closest to Saint Johnstown listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Talbot Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trappe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wye Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kirkham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johnstown, with the one closest to Saint Johnstown listed first.
- Sharptown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Delmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mardela Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Parsonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pittsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- White Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Centennial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Salisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Johnstown, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Johnstown.
Cemeteries Near Saint Johnstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Johnstown.
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 Saint Johnstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Johnstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Johnstown, with the one closest to Saint Johnstown listed first.
- St. Johnstown Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tharp Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Banning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Faith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Ellendale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cokesbury 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.<3>
While we didn't find Saint Johnstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Johnstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Johnstown, with the one closest to Saint Johnstown listed first.
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Harrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smithville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Middleford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
- Redden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Johnstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Johnstown.
Newspapers Published in Saint Johnstown ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Johnstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Johnstown, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Johnstown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Saint Johnstown:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico 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 Saint Johnstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Saint Johnstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |