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 Seeneytown (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 Seeneytown. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Seeneytown 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 Seeneytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seeneytown:
- Kent County (The home county of Seeneytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Kenton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dinahs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Hartly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Cheswold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Blackiston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- The Village at Wild Quail
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bicentennial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burtonwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Sunnyside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Blackbird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vandyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Townsend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McDonough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Port Penn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Saint Georges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(25 miles [40.2 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)
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slaughter Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Scotts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- 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
- Ellendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Marydel
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Whiteleysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Ridgely
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Saint Augustine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- 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
- Cayots
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Chesapeake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- The Woods of Town Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delancy Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Windsor Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Millington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Dogwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Gregg Neck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chestertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Sudlersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barclay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Crumpton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Price
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Church Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 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 Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Bay Side
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Fairton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Bridgeton
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Bridgeton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Dividing Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Paynters Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Pecks Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Quinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Acton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Alloway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Penton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Pointers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seeneytown, see our County-by-County Page for Seeneytown.
Cemeteries Near Seeneytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seeneytown.
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 Seeneytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seeneytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bryn Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blanco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Templeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Holdens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Seeneytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seeneytown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seeneytown, with the one closest to Seeneytown listed first.
- Kenton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Downs Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Hartly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Pearsons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
- Brenford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brenford is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
- Blackiston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Templeville
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Marydel
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leipsic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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 Seeneytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seeneytown.
Newspapers Published in Seeneytown ...
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 Seeneytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seeneytown, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seeneytown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Seeneytown:
- 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 Seeneytown, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seeneytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |