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 Bestpitch (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 Bestpitch. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bestpitch 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 Bestpitch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bestpitch:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Bestpitch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestpitch, with the one closest to Bestpitch listed first.
- Bucktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Andrews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Linkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Rabbit Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Lakesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Toddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Church Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patamoke Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Crapo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestpitch, with the one closest to Bestpitch listed first.
- Cove Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drum Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Cove View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lusby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Solomons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Saint Leonard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mackall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestpitch, with the one closest to Bestpitch listed first.
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Federalsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Tanyard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Tuckahoe Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestpitch, with the one closest to Bestpitch listed first.
- Dameron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Lexington Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Town Creek Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Gum Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- California
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Great Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestpitch, with the one closest to Bestpitch listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Dames Quarter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deal Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Wenona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Loretto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Oriole
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Princess Anne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestpitch, with the one closest to Bestpitch listed first.
- Trappe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Talbot Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Neavitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Tilghman Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Bozman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestpitch, with the one closest to Bestpitch listed first.
- Bivalve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyaskin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Nanticoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Mardela Springs
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Quantico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Capitola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Green Hill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centennial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Rockawalking Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Sharptown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestpitch, with the one closest to Bestpitch listed first.
- Reliance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Delmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blades
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Briar Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bestpitch, see our County-by-County Page for Bestpitch.
Cemeteries Near Bestpitch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bestpitch.
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 Bestpitch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bestpitch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bestpitch, with the one closest to Bestpitch listed first.
- Scotts Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Insley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Airey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elliotts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gootee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bestpitch had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bestpitch, with the one closest to Bestpitch listed first.
- Bucktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Cokeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Linkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Lakesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Toddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Bivalve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crapo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Wingate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nanticoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Athol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Church Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bestpitch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bestpitch.
Newspapers Published in Bestpitch ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bestpitch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bestpitch, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bestpitch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bestpitch:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Dorchester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico 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 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> | 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 Bestpitch, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bestpitch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |