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 Cleavers Corner (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 Cleavers Corner. 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 Cleavers Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Cleavers Corner: Cleavers Cor. (or less commonly used: Cleavers Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Cleavers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cleavers Corner may originally have been Cleaver's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cleavers Corner might be written as Cleaver Corner.
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.
Cleavers Corner is located in Kent 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 Kent County: Kent (DE), New Castle (DE), Cecil & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Cleavers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cleavers Corner:
- Kent County (The home county of Cleavers Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Kennedyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lynch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lambson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Still Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Mile Tree Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Chestertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Gibson Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Cape Saint Claire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lynwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Yorktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Riviera Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Bellerive Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Pine Grove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Chase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Biscayne Bay Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Dundee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Harewood Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bradshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bird River Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Franklinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Lynch Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Edgemere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Howard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Templeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Marydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Bridgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Goldsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Ridgely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Whiteleysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Earleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cecilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- John Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Hack Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Warwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods of Town Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cayots
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Saint Augustine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Chesapeake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Charlestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Michaelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Perryman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Havre de Grace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belcamp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Abingdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Crumpton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sudlersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Indian Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Wye Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Tappers Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Blackiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Hartly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Spruance City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Lakeshore Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cheswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Vandyke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- McDonough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Deakyneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Kirkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Saint Georges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cleavers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Cleavers Corner.
Cemeteries Near Cleavers Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cleavers Corner.
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 Cleavers Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cleavers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Still Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Chester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cleavers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cleavers Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cleavers Corner, with the one closest to Cleavers Corner listed first.
- Kennedyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McGinnes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnes
- Crumpton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lynch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lambson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Still Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Chestertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rolphs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rolphs is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolphs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Millington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cleavers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cleavers Corner.
Newspapers Published in Cleavers Corner ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cleavers Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cleavers Corner, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cleavers Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cleavers Corner:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Cleavers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cleavers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |