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 Wilmington (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 Wilmington. 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 Wilmington ...
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 Wilmington: S. Wilmington
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Wilmington. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Wilmington.
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 Wilmington 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 South Wilmington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Wilmington:
- New Castle County (The home county of South Wilmington)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Wilmington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in New Castle County
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- Kentmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County
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- Edgemoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Village is located in New Castle County
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- Champlin Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Champlin Village is located in New Castle County
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- Elsmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Bellefonte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Wilmington Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County
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- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montchanin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duncan Village is located in New Castle County
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- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spruance City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
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- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Iron Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Barksdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- West Creek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Winding Brook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Delancy Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Bank ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Elk Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Windsor Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Andora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Cherry Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Fair Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Sassafras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Gregg Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Brooklawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Blackwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Gloucester City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Glendora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Morgan Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Ablett Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Wood - Lynne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Laurel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Pennsauken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Tyndall Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyndall Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Westmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Beals Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Roadstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Seabrook Farms
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- West Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Othello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Bay Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Bridgeton Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Bridgeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Rosenhayn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Fairton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Pleasantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Beckett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Gibbstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Avis Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Mickleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Mullica Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Ferrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Centre City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Mantua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Oak Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Parkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Thorofare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Carneys Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Pennsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Pointers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Penton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Portertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Riddleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Quinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Hancocks Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Alloway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Whig Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
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- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Mendenhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Seal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seal is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Kennett Square
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Red Lion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Corinne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corinne is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Toughkenamon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strickersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Avondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Boothwyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Trainer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Aston Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Village Green - Green Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Brookhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana County (PA)
- Ernest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Christiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Ninepoints
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Kirks Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Little Britain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Penn Wynne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Ardmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Narberth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Bala - Cynwyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Cynwyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Gulph Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Brandywine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Gulph Mills Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- King - of - Prussia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Conshohocken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Bartram Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Southwest Center City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- University City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Old City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Manayunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Roxborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Upsal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Wayne Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Allen Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Chestnut Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Wilmington, see our County-by-County Page for South Wilmington.
Cemeteries Near South Wilmington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Wilmington.
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 Wilmington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Wilmington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gracelawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverbrook Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- The Silverbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Brook Cemetery
- Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Silverbrook Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104417 <2>
- Cathedral Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewish Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lombardy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 South Wilmington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Wilmington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Wilmington, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Wilmington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Delaware Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Landlith
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Landlith is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landlith
- Kentmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
- Edgemoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Elsmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farnhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Silverbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silverbrook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Montchanin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Carrcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carrcroft is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrcroft
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Wilmington. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Wilmington.
Newspapers Published in South Wilmington ...
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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Wilmington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Wilmington, 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 South Wilmington.
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 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 Wilmington:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to New Castle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Camden County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Allegheny County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia 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 South Wilmington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Wilmington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |