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 Shawnee (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 Shawnee. 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 doctors 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.
Shawnee 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 Shawnee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shawnee:
- Sussex County (The home county of Shawnee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anderson Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Banning ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Jefferson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Slaughter Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Side Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Milford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Church Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Woods Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Houston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frederica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Andrewsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Felton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Summerfield Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Goldsboro
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Marydel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Federalsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Templeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Ridgely
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Reliance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Galestown
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Marshyhope Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Brookview
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Hurlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Walnut Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Ingleside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Queen Anne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- 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
- Ruthsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Sudlersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Willoughby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Sharptown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Delmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- North Cape May
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Cape May
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Villas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Del Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Erma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Norburys Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shawnee, see our County-by-County Page for Shawnee.
Cemeteries Near Shawnee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shawnee.
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 Shawnee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shawnee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lincoln.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986714 <2>
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milford Community Cemetery (Old)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963823 <2>
- Levi Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Community Cemetery (New)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deputy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deputy Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2380811 <2>
- Ellendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siloam AME Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Shawnee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shawnee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Frederica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Waples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Redden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Felton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shawnee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shawnee.
Newspapers Published in Shawnee ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawnee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shawnee, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shawnee.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Shawnee:
- 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
- Cape May 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shawnee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Shawnee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |