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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 Coleman (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 Coleman. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Coleman 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 Coleman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coleman:

  • Kent County     (The home county of Coleman)
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
    • Riviera Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
    • Gibson Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
    • Lynwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
    • Pine Grove Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
    • Lake Shore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Stoneybrook Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
    • Cape Saint Claire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clearview Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
    • Green Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
    • Yorktown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellerive Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
    • Arundel Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
    • Anthonyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gardenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Lauraville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
    • Baltimore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Charles Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Curtis Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Guilford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Old Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Brooklyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Hampden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Homeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Baltimore County
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
    • Templeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Bridgetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Marydel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgely
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
    • Hillsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Thomas Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
  • Cecil County
  • Harford County
  • Montgomery County
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
    • Kings Town Manor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Kingstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Crumpton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Church Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Indian Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Sudlersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barclay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Roberts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Price
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Centreville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Talbot County
  • Kent County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
    • Blackiston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hartly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Marydel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Spruance City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Smyrna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Dinahs Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Burtonwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
    • Lakeshore Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Cheswold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • New Castle County (DE)
  • Chester County (PA)
  • Lancaster County (PA)
  • York County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Coleman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coleman.

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

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coleman had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Still Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Still Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
  • Betterton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lynch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Worton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hanesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanesville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
  • Kennedyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Melitota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Melitota is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melitota
  • Locust Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chestertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cole ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cole is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
  • Michaelsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairlee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlee is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Chesterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chesterville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
    • Earleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin

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

Newspapers Published in Coleman ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coleman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coleman, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coleman.

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 Coleman:

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 Coleman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Coleman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.