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 Airey (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 Airey. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Airey is located in Dorchester County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dorchester County: Sussex (DE), Caroline, Somerset, Talbot & Wicomico.
Below are the counties that are near Airey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Airey:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Airey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Linkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bucktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Patamoke Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Secretary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Algonquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Church Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rhodesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Cove Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drum Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Lusby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cove View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Saint Leonard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Dowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Solomons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mackall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Federalsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hickman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Denton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Oil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Queen Anne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Guys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Saint Mary's County
- Lexington Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Dames Quarter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Deal Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Wenona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Oriole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Princess Anne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Manokin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Trappe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Talbot Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Kirkham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Neavitt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Saint Michaels
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bozman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Mardela Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Sharptown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Bivalve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tyaskin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jesterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Nanticoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Capitola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Green Hill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Rockawalking Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Centennial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Cedar Hurst Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Hickman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Reliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Seaford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blades
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Delmar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Bridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Airey, see our County-by-County Page for Airey.
Cemeteries Near Airey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Airey.
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 Airey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Airey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Airey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dorchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East New Market Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Insley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Merrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paradise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Readly 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.<4>
While we didn't find Airey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Airey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.
- Linkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bucktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Secretary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bestpitch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bestpitch is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestpitch
- Church Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rhodesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dailsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dailsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailsville
- Trappe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cokeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Airey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Airey.
Newspapers Published in Airey ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Airey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Airey, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Airey.
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 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 Airey:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Dorchester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Airey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Airey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |