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 Smithfield Acres (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 Smithfield Acres. 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 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 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.
Smithfield Acres 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 Smithfield Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithfield Acres:
- Sussex County (The home county of Smithfield Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield Acres, with the one closest to Smithfield Acres listed first.
- Selbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bunting
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Williamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Omar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Frankford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Boyers Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Dagsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwater Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield Acres, with the one closest to Smithfield Acres listed first.
- Galestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Reliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield Acres, with the one closest to Smithfield Acres listed first.
- Eden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield Acres, with the one closest to Smithfield Acres listed first.
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Parsonsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whiton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Delmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Salisbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Dogwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Fruitland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield Acres, with the one closest to Smithfield Acres listed first.
- Bishopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Showell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Ocean Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Bay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- North Ocean City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- West Ocean City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Ocean City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithfield Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Smithfield Acres.
Cemeteries Near Smithfield Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithfield Acres.
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 Smithfield Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithfield Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithfield Acres, with the one closest to Smithfield Acres listed first.
- Red Men Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golden Acres Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bishopville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilgus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daisey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey Cemetery
- The Daisey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rickards / Daisey Cemetery
- Wilgus Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589210 <2>
- Carey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Martins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Smithfield Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smithfield Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithfield Acres, with the one closest to Smithfield Acres listed first.
- Selbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bishopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bunting
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Williamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Omar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Frankford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Bayard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Showell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dagsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithfield Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithfield Acres.
Newspapers Published in Smithfield Acres ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithfield Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithfield Acres, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smithfield Acres.
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 Smithfield Acres:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester 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> | 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 Smithfield Acres, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithfield Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |