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 Windward (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 Windward. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Windward 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 Windward. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windward:
- New Castle County (The home county of Windward)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Cokesbury Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County
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- Mount Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
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- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County
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- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montchanin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yorklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brandywine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
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- Duncan Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duncan Village is located in New Castle County
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- Mendenhall Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County
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- Centreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elsmere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Hockessin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Barksdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Iron Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- West Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
- Winding Brook Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
- Bank ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Elk Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Cherry Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Fair Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delancy Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Conowingo Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Stafford ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Webster Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Sassafras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Gregg Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Brooklawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Gloucester City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Morgan Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
- Blackwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Glendora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Wood - Lynne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Ablett Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Beals Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Roadstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bay Side
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Othello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Seabrook Farms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Beckett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Gibbstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Mickleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Avis Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Mullica Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Centre City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Ferrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Mantua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Parkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Thorofare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Carneys Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Pennsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Pointers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Acton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Portertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Quinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Riddleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Alloway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Hancocks Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Berks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Joanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joanna is located in Berks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Kenneys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Morgan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Mendenhall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Brookfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Hamorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Kennett Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Red Lion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Toughkenamon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marlboro is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strickersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Baker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boothwyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Marcus Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aston Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Chester Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Riddle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Indiana County (PA)
- Ernest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Christiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Ninepoints
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Kirks Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Buyerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Kinzers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Mechanic Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Ardmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Penn Wynne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
- Port Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
- Gulph Mills Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
- Gulph Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- King - of - Prussia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Narberth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Audubon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Bartram Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- University City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Southwest Center City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- Manayunk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Old City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Roxborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Upsal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Allen Lane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Chestnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windward, see our County-by-County Page for Windward.
Cemeteries Near Windward ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windward.
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 Windward - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windward covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Wilmington.
- The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Brandywine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #289047 <3>
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cathedral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverbrook Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- The Silverbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Brook Cemetery
- Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Silverbrook Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104417 <3>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Meeting Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- All Saints Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Windward in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windward.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windward, with the one closest to Windward listed first.
- Wooddale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wooddale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Faulkland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mount Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Brandywine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Greenbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Silverbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silverbrook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montchanin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yorklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mermaid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Marshallton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kiamensi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Elsmere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windward. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windward.
Newspapers Published in Windward ...
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 Windward.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windward, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windward.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Windward:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to New Castle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Camden County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia 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> | 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- Windward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Windward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |