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 Bay Harbour (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 Bay Harbour. 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 Bay Harbour ...
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 Bay Harbour: Bay Hbr. (or less commonly used: Bay Harb. or Bay Hrbr.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Bay Harbour is located in Worcester 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 Worcester County: Sussex (DE), Somerset, Wicomico & Accomack (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Bay Harbour. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bay Harbour:
- Worcester County (The home county of Bay Harbour)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Harbour, with the one closest to Bay Harbour listed first.
- Newark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Showell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Whaleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Ocean City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- North Ocean City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- Bishopville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Harbour, with the one closest to Bay Harbour listed first.
- West Pocomoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Costen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Loretto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rehobeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Manokin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Champ
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Harbour, with the one closest to Bay Harbour listed first.
- Whiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Powellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Dogwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fruitland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Delmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Harbour, with the one closest to Bay Harbour listed first.
- Selbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bunting
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Williamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Roxana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Bayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Bayard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Fenwick Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frankford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Omar
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Dagsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Boyers Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boyers Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Harbour, with the one closest to Bay Harbour listed first.
- Franklin City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sign Post
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sinnickson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Chincoteague
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Birch Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
- Wattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Withams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Atlantic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Temperanceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bay Harbour, see our County-by-County Page for Bay Harbour.
Cemeteries Near Bay Harbour ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay Harbour.
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 Bay Harbour - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bay Harbour covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bay Harbour, with the one closest to Bay Harbour listed first.
- Trinity Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Libertytown Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Timmonstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Taylor Gate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Johns 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bay Harbour in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bay Harbour.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bay Harbour, with the one closest to Bay Harbour listed first.
- Newark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ironshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Cedartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Spence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spence is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Holly Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Truitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Truitt is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
- Powellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Showell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Ocean City
(10 miles [16.1 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 Bay Harbour. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Harbour.
Newspapers Published in Bay Harbour ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Harbour.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay Harbour, 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 Bay Harbour.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bay Harbour:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Sussex County
- Accomack 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> | 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 Bay Harbour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bay Harbour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |