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 Byrdtown (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 Byrdtown. 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 and 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.
Byrdtown is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Wicomico, Worcester & Accomack (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Byrdtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Byrdtown:
- Somerset County (The home county of Byrdtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
- Daugherty Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
- Lawsonia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawsonia is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
- Crisfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Tulls Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Frenchtown - Rumbly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Upper Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Tylerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Ewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smith Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
- Crocheron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Bishops Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Elliott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Wingate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Crapo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Saint Mary's County
- Scotland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
- Nanticoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Capitola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Jesterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bivalve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Twiggs Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Tyaskin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Quantico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Stockton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Girdletree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
- Saxis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Tangier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Withams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Bloxom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Groton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Hopeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Parksley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Temperanceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mappsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Northampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
- Exmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Exmore is located in Northampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <1>
- Pleasant Cove Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Wardtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
- Sunnybank
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Ophelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fleeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Reedville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackwells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Remo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Byrdtown, see our County-by-County Page for Byrdtown.
Cemeteries Near Byrdtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Byrdtown.
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 Byrdtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Byrdtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mariners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunny Ridge Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quindocqua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Landford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- A Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (102 more) ...
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Byrdtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Byrdtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
- Crisfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tulls Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Marumsco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
- Upper Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Belinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Ewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Messongo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rehobeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manokin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Tangier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Byrdtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Byrdtown.
Newspapers Published in Byrdtown ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Byrdtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Byrdtown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Byrdtown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Byrdtown:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Saint Mary's County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Accomack County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland 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> | 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 Byrdtown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byrdtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |