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 Bishop (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 Bishop. 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 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.
Bishop is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties 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 Bishop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bishop:
- Worcester County (The home county of Bishop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
- Bishopville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Showell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ocean Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whaleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Whaleyville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whaleyville <1>
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
- Ocean Bay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County
- North Ocean City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Ocean City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Ocean City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedartown
- From Bishop to Cedartown
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
- Galestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Reliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Loretto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loretto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Loretto
- From Bishop to Loretto
- Costen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Costen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Costen
- From Bishop to Costen
- Princess Anne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princess Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Anne
- Princess Anne is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princess Anne <1>
- West Pocomoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pocomoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wicomico County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsville <1>
- Whiton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Parsonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsburg
- Parsonsburg is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsburg <1>
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Delmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Wicomico County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <1>
- Dogwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Cedar Hurst Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hurst Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Fruitland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Wicomico County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <1>
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
- Selbyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bunting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bunting. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bunting
- From Bishop to Bunting
- Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roxana
- From Bishop to Roxana
- Williamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frankford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Frankford is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <1>
- Omar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Omar
- From Bishop to Omar
- Bayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bayville
- From Bishop to Bayville
- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dagsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyers Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
- Boyers Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Fenwick Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwick Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick Island
- Fenwick Island is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenwick Island <1>
- Blackwater Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwater Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
- Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
- Franklin City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Greenbackville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bishop, see our County-by-County Page for Bishop.
Cemeteries Near Bishop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bishop.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bishop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
- Bishopville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishopville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishopville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Golden Acres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Acres Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Acres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old St. Martins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Martins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Red Men Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Men Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Men Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Martins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pulletts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whaleyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whaleyville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whaleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wilgus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilgus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilgus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Carey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sunset Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Daisey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bishop had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
- Campbell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Worcester County
- Bishopville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Showell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Selbyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Bunting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bunting. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bunting
- From Bishop to Bunting
- Williamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roxana
- From Bishop to Roxana
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
- Omar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Omar
- From Bishop to Omar
- Frankford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Frankford is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <1>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holly Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Bayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bayville
- From Bishop to Bayville
- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 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 Bishop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bishop.
Newspapers Published in Bishop ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bishop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bishop, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bishop.
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 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 Bishop:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Sussex County
- Accomack County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bishop. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Bishop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bishop) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bishop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4281, Longitude: -75.2208 In this case, the coordinates for Bishop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |