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 Turnkey (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 Turnkey. 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 southwest 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 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.
Turnkey 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 Turnkey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turnkey:
- Kent County (The home county of Turnkey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Star Hill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- Camden
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Alexanders Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
- London Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rodney Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rodney Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Village
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
- Kent Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kent Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
- Rodric Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rodric Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Deakyneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Blackbird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vandyke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McDonough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Port Penn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Banning ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Scotts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Waples
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Bridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Marydel
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Templeville
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Whiteleysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Goldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Greensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Maple Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Bridgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Ridgely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Warwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cecilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Earleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- John Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Millington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Galena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Chestertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morganec Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Barclay
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Sudlersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Crumpton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ruthsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Church Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Centreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wye Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Bay Side
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Turkey Point Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Dividing Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Fairton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Paynters Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Roadstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bridgeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Bivalve
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Port Norris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Bridgeton Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Pecks Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turnkey, see our County-by-County Page for Turnkey.
Cemeteries Near Turnkey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turnkey.
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 Turnkey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turnkey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Downham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barratts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Turnkey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turnkey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turnkey, with the one closest to Turnkey listed first.
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Camden
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Felton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Frederica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Creek
(7 miles [11.3 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 Turnkey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turnkey.
Newspapers Published in Turnkey ...
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 Turnkey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turnkey, 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 Turnkey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Turnkey:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot 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> | 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 Turnkey, 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- Turnkey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |