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 Deans Meadows (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 Deans Meadows. 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 Deans Meadows ...
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 Deans Meadows: Deans Mdws.
- While the name of this community is Deans Meadows, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Deans Meadows may originally have been Dean's Meadows.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Deans Meadows might be written as Dean Meadows.
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 and hospitals 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.
Deans Meadows is located in Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Deans Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deans Meadows:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Deans Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Ruthsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Queen Anne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Willoughby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barclay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Gibson Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cape Saint Claire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Saint Margarets
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Bellerive Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Highland Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Lynwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Watergate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Bridgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Maple Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hollingsworth Circle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Greensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Denton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Cecilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Earleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- John Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Warwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Finchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Secretary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- East New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Brookview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Rhodesdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Cliffs City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Millington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Edesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Worton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lambson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Talbot Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Kirkham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Claiborne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Sandtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Whiteleysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Marydel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Willow Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Hartly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- The Village at Wild Quail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Dinahs Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Andrewsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Vandyke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Blackbird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Briar Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Lincoln Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Heritage Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Ellendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seaford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deans Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Deans Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Deans Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deans Meadows.
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 Deans Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deans Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Union UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Union UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Goldsboro.
- The New Union UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81732 <4>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greensboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rochester Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Rochester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Deans Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deans Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deans Meadows, with the one closest to Deans Meadows listed first.
- Bridgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Ruthsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Roe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Starr
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Hayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Carville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville
- Queen Anne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willoughby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roberts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deans Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deans Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Deans Meadows ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deans Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deans Meadows, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deans Meadows.
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 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 Deans Meadows:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Sussex 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deans Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Deans Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |