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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 Six Forks (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 Six Forks. 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 Six Forks ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Six Forks: Six Frks.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Six Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Six Forks.

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 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.

Six Forks 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 Six Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Six Forks:

  • Kent County     (The home county of Six Forks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Six Forks, with the one closest to Six Forks listed first.
    • Williamsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Williamsville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Houston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Church Hill Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
    • Milford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Andrewsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Andrewsville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
    • Woods Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods Haven is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
    • Vernon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Felton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Frederica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Brownsville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Six Forks, with the one closest to Six Forks listed first.
    • Lincoln Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Banning ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Banning is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
    • Greenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
    • Argo Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
    • Jefferson Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
    • Bridgeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Scotts Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
    • Slaughter Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Waples
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Waples is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Six Forks, with the one closest to Six Forks listed first.
    • Whiteleysburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
    • Hickman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Greensboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oil City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Denton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <1>
    • Maple Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
    • Goldsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Federalsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Marydel
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Ridgely
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Six Forks, with the one closest to Six Forks listed first.
    • Reliance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Finchville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Williamsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Galestown
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Marshyhope Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
    • Brookview
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Eldorado
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Hurlock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <1>
    • Waddells Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
    • Rhodesdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
    • East New Market
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent County (MD)
    • Millington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Six Forks, with the one closest to Six Forks listed first.
    • Queen Anne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ingleside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Roe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
    • Ruthsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
    • Barclay
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Roberts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Sudlersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willoughby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
    • Price
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Church Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Centreville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Talbot County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Six Forks, with the one closest to Six Forks listed first.
    • Tappers Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
    • Cordova
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Skipton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
    • Talbot Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Talbot Village is located in Talbot County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
    • Wye Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Easton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Easton is located in Talbot County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <1>
  • Wicomico County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Six Forks, with the one closest to Six Forks listed first.
    • Sharptown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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)
      • Delmar is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Six Forks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Six Forks.

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 Six Forks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Farmington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Milford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Vernon is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Ellendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Felton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Frederica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brownsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Hollandsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollandsville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
  • Viola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Bridgeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Robbins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Robbins is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Thompsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompsonville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville

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

Newspapers Published in Six Forks ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Six Forks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Six Forks, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Six Forks.

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 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 Six Forks:

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 Six Forks, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Six Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.