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 Sheep Pen 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 Sheep Pen 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 Sheep Pen 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 Sheep Pen Landing: Sheep Pen Lndg. (or less commonly used: Sheep Pen 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.
Sheep Pen 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 Sheep Pen Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheep Pen Landing:
- Sussex County (The home county of Sheep Pen Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheep Pen Landing, with the one closest to Sheep Pen Landing listed first.
- Winding Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sea Farers Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sea Farers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Farers Village
- Massey Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Massey Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Landing
- Trinity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Hollymount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollymount is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymount
- Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Bald Eagle Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Eagle Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle Village
- Dewey Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Blackwater Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
- Boyers Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boyers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheep Pen Landing, with the one closest to Sheep Pen Landing listed first.
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Church Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Williamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Frederica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester County (MD)
- Reliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheep Pen Landing, with the one closest to Sheep Pen Landing listed first.
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Delmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheep Pen Landing, with the one closest to Sheep Pen Landing listed first.
- Bishopville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bishop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ocean Bay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- Ocean Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Showell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Whaleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Ocean City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Ocean City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheep Pen Landing, with the one closest to Sheep Pen Landing listed first.
- Cape May
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- North Cape May
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Erma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Diamond Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
- Villas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Rio Grande
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
- Wildwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Norburys Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Del Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Green Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheep Pen Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Sheep Pen Landing.
Cemeteries Near Sheep Pen Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheep Pen 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 Sheep Pen Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheep Pen Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheep Pen Landing, with the one closest to Sheep Pen Landing listed first.
- Baker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Hollyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104375 <2>
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Banks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peoples Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Redman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New St. Johns 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.<4>
While we didn't find Sheep Pen Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sheep Pen Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheep Pen Landing, with the one closest to Sheep Pen Landing listed first.
- Trinity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Warwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hollyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nassau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ocean View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dagsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Omar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Cool Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lewes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frankford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheep Pen Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheep Pen Landing.
Newspapers Published in Sheep Pen 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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheep Pen Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheep Pen Landing, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheep Pen Landing.
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 Sheep Pen Landing:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Dorchester County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester 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 '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- Sheep Pen Landing) 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 Sheep Pen Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |