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 Bigwoods (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 Bigwoods. 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 hospitals 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.
Bigwoods is located in Kent 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 Kent County: Kent (DE), New Castle (DE), Cecil & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Bigwoods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bigwoods:
- Kent County (The home county of Bigwoods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Lynch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Kennedyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Worton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Still Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Coleman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Chestertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mile Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Betterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lambson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Dogwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Gibson Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Lake Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lynwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Riviera Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Cape Saint Claire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Bellerive Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Clearview Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Dorado Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Saint Margarets
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Green Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Stoneybrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Anthonyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Curtis Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Charles Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Harewood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bird River Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Bradshaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Edgemere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Lynch Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Marine Oak Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Middle River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Templeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Bridgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Marydel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Goldsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Ridgely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Oil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Whiteleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Earleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- John Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Cecilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- The Woods of Town Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Perry Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Frenchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Charlestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Michaelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bayside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Perryman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Belcamp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Van Bibber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Harford Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Crumpton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Sudlersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Barclay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Roberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ingleside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Wye Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Tappers Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Blackiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Hartly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Spruance City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Cheswold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Sandtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Vandyke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Odessa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- McDonough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Deakyneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Kirkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pencader Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Saint Georges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bigwoods, see our County-by-County Page for Bigwoods.
Cemeteries Near Bigwoods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bigwoods.
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 Bigwoods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bigwoods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Fountain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Still Pond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Bigwoods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bigwoods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bigwoods, with the one closest to Bigwoods listed first.
- Lynch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kennedyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Still Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Chestertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Melitota
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melitota is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melitota
- Betterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Hanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hanesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- McGinnes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnes
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Rolphs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rolphs is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolphs
- Crumpton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bigwoods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bigwoods.
Newspapers Published in Bigwoods ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bigwoods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bigwoods, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bigwoods.
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 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 Bigwoods:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle 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 Bigwoods, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bigwoods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |