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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 Thomas Landing (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 Thomas Landing. 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 Thomas Landing ...

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 Thomas Landing: Thomas Lndg. (or less commonly used: Thomas Lndng.)

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

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

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

  • New Castle County     (The home county of Thomas Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Odessa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • McDonough
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Port Penn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Blackbird
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Townsend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Middletown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Deakyneville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
    • Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Saint Georges
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Delaware City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Summit Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Kirkwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Clayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Spruance City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Sunnyside Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Burtonwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
    • Blackiston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Blackiston is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
    • Lakeshore Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Cheswold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Leipsic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Carlisle Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
    • Dinahs Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Templeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Marydel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Goldsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Warwick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Augustine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Chesapeake City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cayots
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
    • Cecilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Delancy Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Hack Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
    • Elkton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Iron Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Windsor Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
    • Earleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • John Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
  • Harford County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Havre de Grace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Aberdeen Proving Ground
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bayside Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
    • Lapidum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
    • Aberdeen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <1>
    • Michaelsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Michaelsville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
    • Webster Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Sassafras
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Gregg Neck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Massey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dogwood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lambson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Millington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Kennedyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Still Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Betterton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Crumpton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sudlersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Church Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingleside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Kings Town Manor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Kingstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
    • Roberts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Price
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Othello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Greenwich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Roadstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Beals Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • Bridgeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
    • West Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Bridgeton Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
    • Fairton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Seabrook Farms
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Rosenhayn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Avis Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
    • Beckett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Ferrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
    • Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Cooper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Mullica Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
    • Mickleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Canton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Quinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Pointers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Pecks Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Acton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Penton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Pennsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Alloway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Portertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
    • Riddleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Strickersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
    • Kemblesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
    • New Garden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
    • Avondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Avondale is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <1>
    • Brookfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Norway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Toughkenamon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Chrome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
    • Baker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Kennett Square
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mendenhall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Elkview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Landing, with the one closest to Thomas Landing listed first.
    • Boothwyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Creekside Village at Naamans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Linwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Marcus Hook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Zebleys Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
    • Trainer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
    • Chelsea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Garnet Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Aston Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
    • Bridgewater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Chester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
    • Upland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Upland is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Thomas Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomas Landing.

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 Thomas Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Drawer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Corbit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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<2> to the northeast of Townsend.
    • The Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lees Cemetery
    • Lees Chapel Cemetery
    • Pinetree Cemetery
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Massey Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • St. Peter's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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 <3>

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

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

  • Odessa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fieldsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
  • McDonough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • McDonough is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • Townsend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackbird
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
  • Port Penn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Armstrong
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Armstrong is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Middletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Deakyneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Saint Georges
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Delaware City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Summit Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Warwick
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Thomas Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thomas Landing.

Newspapers Published in Thomas Landing ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thomas Landing, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thomas Landing.

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 Thomas Landing:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Thomas Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Thomas Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.