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 Darlington (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 Darlington. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Darlington is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Darlington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darlington:
- Harford County (The home county of Darlington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Poole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Garland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Hopewell Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Lapidum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Scarboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webster Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Kalmia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- Anthonyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Homeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Charles Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- Franklinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Hydes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Bird River Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Glen Arm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- Conowingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Colora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Frenchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- Betterton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Dogwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Lambson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Sassafras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Pencader Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Brookside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Windy Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Keeney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Ruthby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Salem Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Summit Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- York Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- English Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- Glen Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Chrome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Tweedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Kemblesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Jennersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Strickersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Daleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- West Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- McSparran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Kirks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Furniss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Little Britain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Mechanic Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Quarryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Truce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Mount Nebo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bryansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Castle Fin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Fawn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Stewartstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Airville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darlington, see our County-by-County Page for Darlington.
Cemeteries Near Darlington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darlington.
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 Darlington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darlington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Darlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hosanna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trappe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Southern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dublin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Conowingo.
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <3>
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 Darlington had a population of 239 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
- Castleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Castleton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Garland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Rowlandsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Conowingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Lapidum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Rock Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Liberty Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Flintville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flintville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Scarboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darlington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darlington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Darlington ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darlington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Darlington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Darlington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Darlington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of Darlington.
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 either 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 Darlington:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Darlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Darlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |