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 Castle Haven Estates (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 Castle Haven Estates. 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.
Name Variations for Castle Haven Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Castle Haven Estates: Castle Hvn. Ests. (or less commonly used: Castle Havn. Ests.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Castle Haven Estates 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 Castle Haven Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castle Haven Estates:
- Worcester County (The home county of Castle Haven Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Haven Estates, with the one closest to Castle Haven Estates listed first.
- Snow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Girdletree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Cedartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Stockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pocomoke City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whaleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Showell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- West Ocean City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Bishop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ocean City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Haven Estates, with the one closest to Castle Haven Estates listed first.
- West Pocomoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Costen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Rehobeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Manokin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Champ
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Haven Estates, with the one closest to Castle Haven Estates listed first.
- Whiton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Powellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Parsonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Fruitland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Salisbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Haven Estates, with the one closest to Castle Haven Estates listed first.
- Delmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ward
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Selbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bunting
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Williamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Roxana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Frankford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mission
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Bayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Dagsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bayard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Fenwick Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Haven Estates, with the one closest to Castle Haven Estates listed first.
- Greenbackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Sign Post
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sinnickson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Chincoteague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Wattsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Birch Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
- Withams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Atlantic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Temperanceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Groton Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Castle Haven Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Castle Haven Estates.
Cemeteries Near Castle Haven Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castle Haven Estates.
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 Castle Haven Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Castle Haven Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Castle Haven Estates, with the one closest to Castle Haven Estates listed first.
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whatcoat United Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Makemie Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- All Hallows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bates Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Betheden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hutt Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Nassawango Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Betheden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Castle Haven Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Castle Haven Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Castle Haven Estates, with the one closest to Castle Haven Estates listed first.
- Scarboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Snow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Girdletree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Boxiron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Corbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Spence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spence is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Stockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Goodwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Colbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Whiteburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Welbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Greenbackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 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 Castle Haven Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castle Haven Estates.
Newspapers Published in Castle Haven Estates ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Haven Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castle Haven Estates, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castle Haven Estates.
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 Castle Haven Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Sussex County
- Accomack 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 Castle Haven Estates, 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 from Point A (ie- Castle Haven Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |