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 Sassafras Landing (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 Sassafras Landing. 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 Sassafras Landing ...
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 Sassafras Landing: Sassafras Lndg. (or less commonly used: Sassafras Lndng.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Sassafras Landing 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 Sassafras Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sassafras Landing:
- Sussex County (The home county of Sassafras Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sassafras Landing, with the one closest to Sassafras Landing listed first.
- South Bethany
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethany Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ocean View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Bayard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fenwick Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Bethany Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Village
- Boyers Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Bunting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sassafras Landing, with the one closest to Sassafras Landing listed first.
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Pittsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whiton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Parsonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Dogwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sassafras Landing, with the one closest to Sassafras Landing listed first.
- Ocean Bay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- Bishopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Ocean City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- Bishop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ocean Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Showell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Ocean City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
- Whaleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sassafras Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Sassafras Landing.
Cemeteries Near Sassafras Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sassafras Landing.
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 Sassafras Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sassafras Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sassafras Landing, with the one closest to Sassafras Landing listed first.
- Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daisey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey Cemetery
- The Daisey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rickards / Daisey Cemetery
- Wilgus Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589210 <2>
- Banks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilgus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishopville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Men Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Golden Acres Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Long Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (104 more) ...
- Old St. Martins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Redman Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Dagsboro.
- The Redman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millsboro Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Sassafras Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sassafras Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sassafras Landing, with the one closest to Sassafras Landing listed first.
- Bayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Ocean View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bayard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Williamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bunting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Omar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Bishopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Selbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bishop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Frankford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Showell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Dagsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sassafras Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sassafras Landing.
Newspapers Published in Sassafras Landing ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sassafras Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sassafras Landing, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sassafras Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sassafras Landing:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Wicomico County
- Worcester 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 Sassafras Landing, 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- Sassafras Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |