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 Barkers Ferry (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 Barkers Ferry. 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 Barkers Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Barkers Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Barkers Ferry may originally have been Barker's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Barkers Ferry might be written as Barker Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Barkers Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barkers Ferry.
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 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.
Barkers Ferry is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Kent (DE), Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Queen Anne's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Barkers Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barkers Ferry:
- Caroline County (The home county of Barkers Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Tanyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Tuckahoe Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Federalsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Denton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hickman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Highland Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Idlewilde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Shady Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Churchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Hillsmere Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Watergate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Deale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Galesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Chesapeake Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Secretary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Algonquin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Linkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Rhodesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Lloyds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Cliffs City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Rock Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Queen Anne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Guys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Ruthsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Grasonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Kent Narrows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Centreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Roe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Trappe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Kirkham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newcomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Leeds Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Sharptown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tyaskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Bivalve
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Hickman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Whiteleysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Andrewsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Harrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Felton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marydel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Reliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Bridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Seaford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barkers Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Barkers Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Barkers Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barkers Ferry.
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 Barkers Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barkers Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Queen Esther Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landing Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Round Top Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hole-in-the-Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smithson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doverbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Piney Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Barkers Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barkers Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barkers Ferry, with the one closest to Barkers Ferry listed first.
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Hambleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Choptank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Linchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linchester is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linchester
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trappe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Matthews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Hynson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kirkham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Secretary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barkers Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barkers Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Barkers Ferry ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barkers Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barkers Ferry, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barkers Ferry.
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 Barkers Ferry:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | 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 Barkers Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barkers Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |