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 South Bowers (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 South Bowers. 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 South Bowers ...
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 South Bowers: S. Bowers
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
South Bowers 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 South Bowers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Bowers:
- Kent County (The home county of South Bowers)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bowers, with the one closest to South Bowers listed first.
- Bowers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frederica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexanders Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Little Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
- Rising Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- London Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
- Rodney Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Village
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bowers, with the one closest to South Bowers listed first.
- Deakyneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Blackbird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vandyke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Odessa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bowers, with the one closest to South Bowers listed first.
- Slaughter Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Lincoln Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Waples
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Ellendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Side Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bowers, with the one closest to South Bowers listed first.
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marydel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Whiteleysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Goldsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Templeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Greensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Hickman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Maple Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bridgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Denton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bowers, with the one closest to South Bowers listed first.
- Millington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bowers, with the one closest to South Bowers listed first.
- Barclay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Ingleside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Sudlersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Crumpton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ruthsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bowers, with the one closest to South Bowers listed first.
- North Cape May
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Villas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Del Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Norburys Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Cold Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Erma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Green Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Cape May
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Rio Grande
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Eldora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Whitesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitesboro is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bowers, with the one closest to South Bowers listed first.
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Dividing Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Turkey Point Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Bay Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Bivalve
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Paynters Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Port Norris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Fairton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Othello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Haleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Salem County (NJ)
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Bowers, see our County-by-County Page for South Bowers.
Cemeteries Near South Bowers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Bowers.
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 South Bowers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Bowers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Bowers, with the one closest to South Bowers listed first.
- Barratts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Community Cemetery (New)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Levi Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milford Community Cemetery (Old)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963823 <2>
- Cedar Neck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 South Bowers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Bowers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Bowers, with the one closest to South Bowers listed first.
- Bowers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Thompsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frederica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Little Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rising Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Felton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Bowers. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Bowers.
Newspapers Published in South Bowers ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Bowers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Bowers, 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 South Bowers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 South Bowers:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Cape May 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' (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- South Bowers) 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 South Bowers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |