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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 Sandtown (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 Sandtown. 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.

Sandtown is located in Kent County.

To see how the shape of Delaware's counties 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 Sandtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandtown:

  • Kent County     (The home county of Sandtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
    • Marydel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Willow Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiteleysburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Felton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Summerfield Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
      • Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
    • Viola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Village at Wild Quail
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village at Wild Quail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village at Wild Quail
      • The Village at Wild Quail is located in Kent County
    • Brownsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hartly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartly
      • Hartly is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartly <1>
    • London Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
      • London Village is located in Kent County
    • Harrington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Castle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
    • Vandyke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Blackbird
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackbird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blackbird
      • From Sandtown to Blackbird
    • Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
    • Deakyneville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Townsend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Middletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sussex County
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
    • Henderson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
    • Goldsboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Marydel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Whiteleysburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greensboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Templeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Bridgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oil City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgely
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
    • Denton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <1>
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
    • Cecilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilton
      • Cecilton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilton <1>
    • Warwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Earleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleville
      • Earleville is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earleville <1>
    • John Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
      • John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Hack Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dorchester County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
    • Williamsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Reliance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hurlock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Marshyhope Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshyhope Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
      • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
    • Waddells Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
    • Millington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Massey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
      • Massey is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massey <1>
    • Lambson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lambson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lambson
      • From Sandtown to Lambson
    • Mile Tree Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mile Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
      • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
    • Old Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Kent County (MD)
    • Galena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Chestertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morganec Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganec Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
      • Morganec Village is located in Kent County (MD)
    • Pomona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
    • Kennedyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedyville
      • Kennedyville is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedyville <1>
    • Cliffs City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffs City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
      • Cliffs City is located in Kent County (MD)
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
    • Ingleside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Barclay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Roe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roe
      • From Sandtown to Roe
    • Roberts
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roberts
      • From Sandtown to Roberts
    • Sudlersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudlersville
      • Sudlersville is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudlersville <1>
    • Ruthsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruthsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
      • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruthsburg
      • From Sandtown to Ruthsburg
    • Price
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Queen Anne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne
      • Queen Anne is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Anne <1>
    • Church Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <1>
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village at Church Hill Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      • The Village at Church Hill Crossing is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • Crumpton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Willoughby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willoughby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
      • Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willoughby
      • From Sandtown to Willoughby
  • Talbot County (MD)
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Bay Side
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Side. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bay Side
      • From Sandtown to Bay Side

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

Cemeteries Near Sandtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandtown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<6>

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

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

  • Henderson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
  • Goldsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hollandsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
    • Hollandsville is located in Kent County
  • Petersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Kent County
  • Marydel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Whiteleysburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Willow Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greensboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Templeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
    • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Felton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brownsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Canterbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
    • Canterbury is located in Kent County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Sandtown ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandtown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandtown.

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 Sandtown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0329, Longitude: -75.7227    
<6>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 Sandtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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