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 William Ritter Manor (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 William Ritter Manor. 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 William Ritter Manor ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for William Ritter Manor: William Ritter Mnr.
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 southeast 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
William Ritter Manor 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 William Ritter Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to William Ritter Manor:
- Sussex County (The home county of William Ritter Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from William Ritter Manor, with the one closest to William Ritter Manor listed first.
- Sea Farers Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sea Farers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Farers Village
- Trinity
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Long Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winding Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hollymount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollymount is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymount
- Massey Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Massey Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Landing
- Hollyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Blackwater Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Country Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Boyers Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boyers Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
- Dagsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from William Ritter Manor, with the one closest to William Ritter Manor listed first.
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Williamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Church Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Harrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Frederica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from William Ritter Manor, with the one closest to William Ritter Manor listed first.
- Reliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Galestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from William Ritter Manor, with the one closest to William Ritter Manor listed first.
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Delmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- White Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Cedar Hurst Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Dogwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from William Ritter Manor, with the one closest to William Ritter Manor listed first.
- Bishopville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Showell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Ocean Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean Bay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- Whaleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Ocean City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
- Ocean City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Newark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cape May County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from William Ritter Manor, with the one closest to William Ritter Manor listed first.
- Cape May
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- North Cape May
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
- Diamond Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
- Erma
(28 miles [45.1 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 William Ritter Manor, see our County-by-County Page for William Ritter Manor.
Cemeteries Near William Ritter Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of William Ritter Manor.
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 William Ritter Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for William Ritter Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from William Ritter Manor, with the one closest to William Ritter Manor listed first.
- Baker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Hollyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104375 <2>
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Millsboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Millsboro.
- The Millsboro Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brotherhood Cemetery
- Mechanics Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1535377 <2>
- Order United American Men Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Redman Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Dagsboro.
- The Redman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millsboro Cemetery
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Banks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Field Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Millsboro.
- Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find William Ritter Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of William Ritter Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from William Ritter Manor, with the one closest to William Ritter Manor listed first.
- Trinity
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Warwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Hollyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dagsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Omar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Ocean View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Nassau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rehoboth Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harbeson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bennum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around William Ritter Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around William Ritter Manor.
Newspapers Published in William Ritter Manor ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around William Ritter Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of William Ritter Manor, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for William Ritter Manor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to William Ritter Manor:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Dorchester County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Cape May 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> | 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- William Ritter Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 William Ritter Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |