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 Walkers Acres (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 Walkers Acres. 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 Walkers Acres ...
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.
While the name of this community is Walkers Acres, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Walkers Acres may originally have been Walker's Acres.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Walkers Acres might be written as Walker Acres.
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.
Walkers Acres is located in Sussex 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 Sussex County: Kent, Caroline (MD), Dorchester (MD), Wicomico (MD), Worcester (MD) & Cape May (NJ).
Below are the counties that are near Walkers Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walkers Acres:
- Sussex County (The home county of Walkers Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Acres, with the one closest to Walkers Acres listed first.
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lincoln Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Banning ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Jefferson Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Argo Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- East Side Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Acres, with the one closest to Walkers Acres listed first.
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Woods Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Frederica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Acres, with the one closest to Walkers Acres listed first.
- Hickman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Federalsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Goldsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Acres, with the one closest to Walkers Acres listed first.
- Reliance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Galestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Williamsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Eldorado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Marshyhope Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Brookview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hurlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Waddells Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- East New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Queen Anne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Acres, with the one closest to Walkers Acres listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Acres, with the one closest to Walkers Acres listed first.
- Sharptown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Delmar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parsonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mardela Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Cedar Hurst Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Acres, with the one closest to Walkers Acres listed first.
- Bishop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Showell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Acres, with the one closest to Walkers Acres listed first.
- North Cape May
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Cape May
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Erma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Villas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walkers Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Walkers Acres.
Cemeteries Near Walkers Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walkers Acres.
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 Walkers Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walkers Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walkers Acres, with the one closest to Walkers Acres listed first.
- Ellendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Market Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Banning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reed Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lincoln.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986714 <4>
- Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam AME Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ponder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slaughter Neck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Deputy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deputy Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2380811 <4>
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<5>
While we didn't find Walkers Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walkers Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walkers Acres, with the one closest to Walkers Acres listed first.
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robbins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Redden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bennum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
- Harbeson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drawbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walkers Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walkers Acres.
Newspapers Published in Walkers Acres ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walkers Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walkers Acres, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walkers Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Walkers Acres:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Cape May County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walkers Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Walkers Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |