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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 Shelley Farms (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 Shelley Farms. 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 northeast 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 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.

Shelley Farms is located in New Castle 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 New Castle County: Kent, Cecil (MD), Kent (MD), Gloucester (NJ), Salem (NJ), Chester (PA) & Delaware (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Shelley Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelley Farms:

  • New Castle County     (The home county of Shelley Farms)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Glasgow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Pencader Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pencader Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
    • Summit Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
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    • Kirkwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Keeney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Keeney is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
    • Wilson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Wilson is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Saint Georges
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brookside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Brookside is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Bear
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodshade
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodshade is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
    • Newark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Newark is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
    • Centennial Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Centennial Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
    • Ogletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ogletown is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Blackiston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Blackiston is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
    • Clayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spruance City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Sunnyside Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Burtonwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
    • Kenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lakeshore Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Cheswold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leipsic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dinahs Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
    • Hartly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Carlisle Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • Templeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Delancy Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Elkton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Windsor Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
    • Iron Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Chesapeake City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Creek Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
    • Winding Brook Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
    • Bank ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
    • Forest View Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Forest View Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
    • Barksdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
    • Childs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Childs is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Elk Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bacon Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
  • Harford County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Havre de Grace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lapidum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
    • Aberdeen Proving Ground
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bayside Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
    • Webster Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
    • Aberdeen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <1>
    • Garland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Stafford ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Conowingo Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
    • Hopewell Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
    • Level
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Level is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
    • Darlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Glenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Sassafras
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Gregg Neck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dogwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Massey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lambson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Locust Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Betterton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Millington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Kennedyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Still Pond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Coleman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Coleman is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Crumpton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sudlersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Kings Town Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Kingstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
    • Barclay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Othello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Roadstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Greenwich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Beals Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • West Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Bridgeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
    • Seabrook Farms
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Beckett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Cooper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Avis Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
    • Gibbstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Pennsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Salem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Pointers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Carneys Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
    • Acton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Penton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Quinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Canton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Alloway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Portertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
    • Riddleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Auburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Strickersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
    • Kemblesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
    • Chrome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
    • Avondale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Avondale is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <1>
    • New Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
    • West Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Elkview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
    • Baker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Jennersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
    • Toughkenamon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Barnsley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
    • Oxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Hopewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Zebleys Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
    • Boothwyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Creekside Village at Naamans
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelsea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Garnet Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Linwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marcus Hook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Aston Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
    • Trainer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
    • Bridgewater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Chester Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Lancaster County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelley Farms, with the one closest to Shelley Farms listed first.
    • Summerhill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Kirks Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
    • Oak Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Little Britain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • McSparran
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
    • Mechanic Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
    • Ninepoints
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
    • Benton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Christiana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Furniss
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Smyrna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Quarryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • York County (PA)
    • Slate Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Shelley Farms ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelley Farms.

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 Shelley Farms - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pencader Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Otts Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gilpin Manor Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilpin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Salem Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...

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 Shelley Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shelley Farms.

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

  • Glasgow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Summit Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
  • Iron Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Elkton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
  • Iron Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Chesapeake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Porter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Porter is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Keeney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Keeney is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Wilson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wilson is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Saint Augustine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Barksdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
    • Saint Georges
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Shelley Farms ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelley Farms.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shelley Farms, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shelley Farms.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shelley Farms:

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 Shelley Farms, 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- Shelley Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.