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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Blairtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blairtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blairtown, please Contact Us.
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 Blairtown (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 Blairtown. 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Blairtown is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Blairtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blairtown:
- Caroline County (The home county of Blairtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hynson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Tanyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Tuckahoe Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Federalsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Finchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Rhodesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brookview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Reliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Linkwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Algonquin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Cliffs City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Queen Anne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Guys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Roe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Centreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grasonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Ingleside
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Kent Narrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Cheslou Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Tappers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Trappe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Kirkham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Sharptown
(17 miles [27.4 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Rockawalking Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Centennial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Tyaskin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Whiteleysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Houston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Felton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Reliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Bridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blades
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blairtown, see our County-by-County Page for Blairtown.
Cemeteries Near Blairtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blairtown.
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 Blairtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blairtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Coppins Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smithson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Blairtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blairtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Linchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Linchester is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linchester
- Hynson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- American Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- American Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
- Choptank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Beulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Agner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Agner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agner
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Matthews
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blairtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blairtown.
Newspapers Published in Blairtown ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blairtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blairtown, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blairtown.
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 Blairtown:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Blairtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Blairtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |