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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 Wiggins Mill (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 Wiggins Mill. 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 Wiggins Mill ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wiggins Mill: Wiggins Ml. (or less commonly used: Wiggins Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Wiggins Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wiggins Mill may originally have been Wiggin's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wiggins Mill might be written as Wiggin Mill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wiggins Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wiggins Mill.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Wiggins Mill is located in New Castle 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 New Castle County: Kent, Cecil (MD), Kent (MD), Gloucester (NJ), Salem (NJ), Chester (PA) & Delaware (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Wiggins Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wiggins Mill:

  • New Castle County     (The home county of Wiggins Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Townsend
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Middletown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Blackbird
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Vandyke
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Odessa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McDonough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Deakyneville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
    • Summit Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Saint Georges
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Port Penn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Clayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smyrna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spruance City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Blackiston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Blackiston is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
    • Sunnyside Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Burtonwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
    • Kenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lakeshore Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Cheswold
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dinahs Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
    • Leipsic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlisle Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Templeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Marydel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Goldsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Greensboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Maple Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
    • Whiteleysburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Warwick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Saint Augustine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Cecilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cayots
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
    • Chesapeake City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hack Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
    • Earleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • John Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
    • The Woods of Town Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Delancy Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Elkton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
    • Windsor Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
  • Harford County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Havre de Grace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Aberdeen Proving Ground
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bayside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
    • Michaelsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Michaelsville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
    • Lapidum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
    • Webster Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
    • Aberdeen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <2>
    • Perryman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Perryman is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
    • Garland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Hopewell Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
    • Level
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Level is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
    • Riverside Village of Church Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Sassafras
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Massey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gregg Neck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Dogwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lambson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Millington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Kennedyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Still Pond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Betterton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Crumpton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sudlersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Kings Town Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Roberts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Church Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingleside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Kingstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Price
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Roe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Greenwich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Othello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Roadstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Beals Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • Bridgeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
    • Fairton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Bridgeton Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
    • Seabrook Farms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
    • West Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Cedarville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Avis Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
    • Beckett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Canton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Quinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Acton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Pennsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Pointers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Pecks Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Penton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Alloway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Riddleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Portertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.
    • Strickersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
    • Kemblesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
    • Chrome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
    • New Garden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
    • Avondale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Avondale is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <2>
    • Elkview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
    • Toughkenamon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • West Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Barnsley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
    • Baker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Jennersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
    • Hopewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell

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

Cemeteries Near Wiggins Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wiggins Mill.

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 Wiggins Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.

  • Townsend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Townsend.
    • The Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lees Cemetery
    • Lees Chapel Cemetery
    • Pinetree Cemetery
  • Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Corbit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Drawer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Massey Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Wiggins Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wiggins Mill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wiggins Mill, with the one closest to Wiggins Mill listed first.

  • Townsend
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Fieldsboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
  • Middletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Vandyke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
  • Blackbird
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
  • Odessa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Warwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sassafras
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
  • Golts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Armstrong
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Green Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Spring is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • McDonough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Delaney Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
    • Mount Pleasant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant

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

Newspapers Published in Wiggins Mill ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiggins Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wiggins Mill, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wiggins Mill.

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 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 Wiggins Mill:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wiggins Mill) 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 Wiggins Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.