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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 Bramblewood (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 Bramblewood. 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.

Bramblewood is located in Worcester County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worcester County: Sussex (DE), Somerset, Wicomico & Accomack (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Bramblewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bramblewood:

  • Worcester County     (The home county of Bramblewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bramblewood, with the one closest to Bramblewood listed first.
    • Ocean Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Showell
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Showell is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
    • Bishopville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bishop
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bishop is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Berlin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Berlin is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
    • West Ocean City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
    • North Ocean City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
    • Ocean Bay City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
    • Ocean City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whaleyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Newark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedartown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
    • Snow Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bramblewood, with the one closest to Bramblewood listed first.
    • Eden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Eden is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Loretto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Loretto is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • West Pocomoke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
    • Costen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Costen is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
    • Princess Anne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bramblewood, with the one closest to Bramblewood listed first.
    • New Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Willards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Powellville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
    • Whiton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
    • Pittsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Parsonsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • White Plains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • White Plains is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Delmar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Salisbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Cedar Hurst Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
    • Fruitland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Centennial Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
  • Sussex County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bramblewood, with the one closest to Bramblewood listed first.
    • Bunting
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
    • Williamsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Selbyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Bayville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • Bayard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Fenwick Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Frankford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Omar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Boyers Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Boyers Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
    • South Bethany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackwater Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
    • Clarksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Clarksville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Accomack County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bramblewood, with the one closest to Bramblewood listed first.
    • Franklin City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
    • Greenbackville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bramblewood, see our County-by-County Page for Bramblewood.

Cemeteries Near Bramblewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bramblewood.

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 Bramblewood - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bramblewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bramblewood, with the one closest to Bramblewood listed first.

  • Old St. Martins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bishopville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Golden Acres Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckingham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tyree Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Men Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (135 more) ...
    • Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Whaleyville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Bramblewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bramblewood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bramblewood, with the one closest to Bramblewood listed first.

  • Showell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Showell is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Bishopville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bishop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Campbell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbell is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Berlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
  • Holly Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Selbyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Bunting
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
  • Ocean City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ironshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ironshire is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bayville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • Roxana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Bayard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bramblewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bramblewood.

Newspapers Published in Bramblewood ...

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 Bramblewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bramblewood, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bramblewood.

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 Bramblewood:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bramblewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bramblewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.