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 Waples Pond 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 Waples Pond 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 Waples Pond 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 Waples Pond Acres, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Waples Pond Acres may originally have been Waple's Pond Acres.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Waples Pond Acres might be written as Waple Pond 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 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.
Waples Pond 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 Waples Pond Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waples Pond Acres:
- Sussex County (The home county of Waples Pond Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waples Pond Acres, with the one closest to Waples Pond Acres listed first.
- Waples
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Jefferson Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- East Side Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Anderson Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Slaughter Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harbeson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nassau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Dunes Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waples Pond Acres, with the one closest to Waples Pond Acres listed first.
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Church Hill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Frederica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Riverview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Andrewsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Felton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waples Pond Acres, with the one closest to Waples Pond Acres listed first.
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Federalsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Denton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Goldsboro
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Greensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maple Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hynson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waples Pond Acres, with the one closest to Waples Pond Acres listed first.
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Galestown
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waples Pond Acres, with the one closest to Waples Pond Acres listed first.
- Delmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Pittsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Willards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sharptown
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waples Pond Acres, with the one closest to Waples Pond Acres listed first.
- Bishopville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bishop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Showell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Whaleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waples Pond Acres, with the one closest to Waples Pond Acres listed first.
- North Cape May
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Erma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Villas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Norburys Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Del Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Diamond Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
- Green Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Rio Grande
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
- Whitesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Wildwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Grassy Sound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waples Pond Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Waples Pond Acres.
Cemeteries Near Waples Pond Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waples Pond 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 Waples Pond Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waples Pond Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waples Pond Acres, with the one closest to Waples Pond Acres listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Betts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hazzard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ponder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weigands Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henlopen Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Neck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam AME Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whites Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deputy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <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.<5>
While we didn't find Waples Pond Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waples Pond Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waples Pond Acres, with the one closest to Waples Pond Acres listed first.
- Waples
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Drawbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Harbeson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Robbins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Bennum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
- Nassau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Lewes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waples Pond Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waples Pond Acres.
Newspapers Published in Waples Pond 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waples Pond Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waples Pond Acres, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waples Pond Acres.
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 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 Waples Pond Acres:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Waples Pond Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Waples Pond Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |