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 Denton (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 Denton. 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 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.
Denton is located in Caroline County and is the County Seat.
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 Caroline County: Kent (DE), Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Queen Anne's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Denton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denton:
- Caroline County (The home county of Denton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Oil City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Ridgely
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Thomas Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Tuckahoe Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Greensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Hickman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bridgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Finchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Marshyhope Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Reliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- East New Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brookview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Galestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Linkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Cliffs City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Millington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chestertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Edesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Morganec Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Rock Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kennedyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lambson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Worton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Queen Anne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Ingleside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Barclay
(18 miles [29 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
- Guys
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Queenstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Church Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Talbot Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Wye Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Trappe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Sharptown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Hickman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Adamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Andrewsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Sandtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Felton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Summerfield Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Banning ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Reliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Heritage Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blades
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Lincoln Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ellendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denton, see our County-by-County Page for Denton.
Cemeteries Near Denton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denton.
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 Denton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Denton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ames Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Ridgely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greensboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Denton had a population of 641 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Denton had a population of 4,538 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Hobbs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Anthony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Williston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Andersontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ridgely
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Burrsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burrsville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
- Hickman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Greensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Matthews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- American Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- American Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Queen Anne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Agner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Agner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Denton ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Denton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Denton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Denton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Denton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Denton:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent 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> | 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 Denton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Denton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |