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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 Village of Westover (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 Village of Westover. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

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

  • Kent County     (The home county of Village of Westover)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.
    • Bicentennial Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dover
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Carlisle Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
    • Wyoming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kent Acres
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kent Acres is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
    • Rodney Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rodney Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Village
    • Rodric Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rodric Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
    • Independence Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Star Hill Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
    • Camden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Acres is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
    • The Village at Wild Quail
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Castle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.
    • Deakyneville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
    • Blackbird
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Vandyke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Townsend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Odessa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Middletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • McDonough
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Port Penn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Summit Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Saint Georges
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Delaware City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.
    • Lincoln Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Slaughter Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
    • Argo Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Banning ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Banning is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
    • Ellendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
    • Scotts Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
    • Waples
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Waples is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
    • Bridgeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover 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
    • Templeville
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Henderson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Whiteleysburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
    • Greensboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Maple Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
    • Oil City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Ridgely
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Denton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <1>
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.
    • Warwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cecilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Earleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • John Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
    • Cayots
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
    • Hack Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
    • Saint Augustine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Chesapeake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woods of Town Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.
    • Millington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Massey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sassafras
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Lambson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Dogwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregg Neck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Georgetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Kennedyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mile Tree Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
    • Chestertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.
    • Barclay
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Sudlersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Crumpton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Price
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Church Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ruthsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Kings Town Manor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
  • Talbot County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.
    • Tappers Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
    • Cordova
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Greenwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Othello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Roadstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Turkey Point Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
    • Fairton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Dividing Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
    • Bridgeton
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Paynters Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
    • Bridgeton Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
    • Bivalve
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.
    • Canton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Pecks Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Quinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Acton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Alloway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Penton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Friesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg

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

Cemeteries Near Village of Westover ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Village of Westover.

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 Village of Westover - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.

  • New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Amish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Whatcoat Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Moors Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roby United Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...

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.<2>

While we didn't find Village of Westover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Village of Westover.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Village of Westover, with the one closest to Village of Westover listed first.

  • Wyoming
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Camden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rising Sun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Pearsons Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
  • Woodside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Willow Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
  • Little Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Leipsic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Viola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Canterbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Canterbury is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
    • Brenford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Brenford is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
    • Magnolia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Village of Westover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Village of Westover.

Newspapers Published in Village of Westover ...

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 Village of Westover.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Village of Westover, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Village of Westover.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Village of Westover:

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>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 Village of Westover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Village of Westover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.