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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 Duncan Crossing (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 Duncan Crossing. 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 Duncan Crossing ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Duncan Crossing: Duncan Xing.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Duncan Crossing is located in Worcester 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 Worcester County: Sussex (DE), Somerset, Wicomico & Accomack (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Duncan Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duncan Crossing:

  • Worcester County     (The home county of Duncan Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossing, with the one closest to Duncan Crossing listed first.
    • Whaleyville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bishop
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Bishop is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Showell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Showell is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
    • Bishopville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Berlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Berlin is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
    • Ocean Pines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Newark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • West Ocean City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
    • North Ocean City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
    • Ocean City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ocean Bay City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
    • Cedartown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossing, with the one closest to Duncan Crossing listed first.
    • Galestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Galestown is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Reliance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reliance is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Walnut Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
    • Brookview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookview is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Eldorado
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Vienna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Finchville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Finchville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Rabbit Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossing, with the one closest to Duncan Crossing listed first.
    • Eden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eden is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Loretto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Loretto is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Princess Anne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Pocomoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
    • Costen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Costen is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
    • Westover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Somersett Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossing, with the one closest to Duncan Crossing listed first.
    • New Hope
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Willards
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pittsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Powellville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
    • Whiton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
    • Parsonsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • White Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • White Plains is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Delmar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Salisbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Hurst Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
    • Fruitland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sussex County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossing, with the one closest to Duncan Crossing listed first.
    • Selbyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunting
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
    • Frankford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Dagsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mission
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Omar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Williamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Bayard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Ward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Bayville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • Boyers Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyers Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
  • Accomack County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossing, with the one closest to Duncan Crossing listed first.
    • Franklin City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
    • Greenbackville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sign Post
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
    • Sinnickson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson

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

Cemeteries Near Duncan Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duncan Crossing.

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 Duncan Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Whaleyville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dennis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Timmonstown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Twilley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Libertytown Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Old St. Martins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Golden Acres Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Farlows Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<3>

While we didn't find Duncan Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duncan Crossing.

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

  • New Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Campbell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Campbell is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Bishop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Twilley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Twilley is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
  • Truitt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Truitt is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Showell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Showell is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
  • Selbyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Powellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
  • Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
  • Bishopville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Gumboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gumboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
    • Whitesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitesville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Whiton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton

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

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 helpful 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 Duncan Crossing:

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 Duncan Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.