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 Sheriden (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 Sheriden. 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 doctors and 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.
Sheriden 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 Sheriden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheriden:
- Kent County (The home county of Sheriden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- Spruance City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Smyrna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burtonwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeshore Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Cheswold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leipsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackiston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Carlisle Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Dinahs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Bicentennial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- Deakyneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Blackbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Port Penn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Georges
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Delaware City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slaughter Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- Templeville
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Whiteleysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Ridgely
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- Warwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cecilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Cayots
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Earleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hack Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- John Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Chesapeake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods of Town Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delancy Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Elkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Bacon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- Massey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sassafras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Millington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gregg Neck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Lambson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Locust Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Still Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Mile Tree Village
(24 miles [38.6 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 Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- Sudlersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Crumpton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ingleside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roberts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Church Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Price
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Kings Town Manor
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Ruthsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- Bay Side
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Fairton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Bridgeton
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Bridgeton Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Beals Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Paynters Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Turkey Point Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Seabrook Farms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Pecks Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Quinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Pointers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Penton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Acton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Alloway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Friesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pennsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Riddleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Aldine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheriden, see our County-by-County Page for Sheriden.
Cemeteries Near Sheriden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheriden.
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 Sheriden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheriden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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>
- Massey Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bryn Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roby United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moors Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blanco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Townsend.
- The Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lees Cemetery
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Pinetree Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Sheriden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sheriden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheriden, with the one closest to Sheriden listed first.
- Smyrna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brenford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brenford is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
- Green Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Blackiston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Kenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Deakyneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Downs Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Delaney Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Townsend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearsons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheriden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheriden.
Newspapers Published in Sheriden ...
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 Sheriden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheriden, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheriden.
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 helpful 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 Sheriden:
- 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
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sheriden) 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 Sheriden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |