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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 Whitehall Crossroads (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 Whitehall Crossroads. 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 Whitehall Crossroads ...
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.
Another variation: White Hall Crossroads.
- A typical abbreviation for Whitehall Crossroads: Whitehall Xrds.
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.
Whitehall Crossroads 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 Whitehall Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitehall Crossroads:
- Kent County (The home county of Whitehall Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Leipsic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burtonwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Smyrna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheswold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Sunnyside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Spruance City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Independence Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carlisle Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bicentennial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dinahs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Deakyneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Blackbird
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Penn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Delaware City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Georges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Kirkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Slaughter Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Lincoln Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anderson Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Marydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Templeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Bridgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Whiteleysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Ridgely
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cecilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Cayots
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Chesapeake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Earleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hack Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- John Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- The Woods of Town Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delancy Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Elkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Forest View Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest View Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Sassafras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Massey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Galena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gregg Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Lambson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Dogwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lynch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- 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
- Still Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Sudlersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barclay
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Crumpton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ingleside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Price
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Church Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Town Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Ruthsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Bay Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Fairton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Bridgeton
(18 miles [29 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
- Turkey Point Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Bridgeton Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Paynters Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Dividing Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Beals Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Seabrook Farms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Pecks Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Quinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Alloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Pointers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Friesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Riddleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Aldine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Portertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitehall Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Whitehall Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Whitehall Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitehall Crossroads.
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 Whitehall Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitehall Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Roby United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Massey Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryn Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Asbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Whitehall Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitehall Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitehall Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehall Crossroads listed first.
- Leipsic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smyrna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brenford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brenford is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Kenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Blackiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Pearsons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wyoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitehall Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitehall Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Whitehall Crossroads ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehall Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitehall Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitehall Crossroads.
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 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 Whitehall Crossroads:
- 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
- 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 Whitehall Crossroads, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitehall Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |