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 Church Creek (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 Church Creek. 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 Church Creek ...
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 Church Creek: Church Crk. (or less commonly used: Church Ck. or Church Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Church Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Church Creek.
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 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.
Church Creek is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Sussex (DE), Caroline, Somerset, Talbot & Wicomico.
Below are the counties that are near Church Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Church Creek:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Church Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Woolford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Patamoke Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Lloyds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Algonquin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Bucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Hills Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Golden Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Taylors Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Deale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baywalker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Churchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Shady Side
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tracys Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Cove Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leonard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drum Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Angelica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Another Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tanyard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Hynson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Federalsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Charles County
- Benedict
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Mattapex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Guys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Queen Anne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Sotterley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- California
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Town Creek Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Hollywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Callaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Great Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drayden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Golden Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Chance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dames Quarter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Deal Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wenona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Monie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Oriole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Loretto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Trappe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Royal Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Neavitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Kirkham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Tilghman Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bozman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Michaels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Bivalve
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyaskin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Nanticoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Mardela Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Quantico
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sharptown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Capitola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Centennial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Rockawalking Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Blades
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Heritage Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Church Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Church Creek.
Cemeteries Near Church Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Church Creek.
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 Church Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Church Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woolford Mace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Joppa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Insley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Dorchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Church Creek had a population of 396 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Church Creek had a population of 120 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Church Creek, with the one closest to Church Creek listed first.
- Woolford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Dailsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dailsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailsville
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Cornersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Taylors Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Golden Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Hills Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Bestpitch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bestpitch is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestpitch
- Lakesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Church Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Church Creek.
Newspapers Published in Church Creek ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Church Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Church Creek, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Church Creek.
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 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 Church Creek:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Dorchester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Charles County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Sussex 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <4> | 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 Church Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Church Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |