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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 Fenwick (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 Fenwick. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

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

  • Worcester County     (The home county of Fenwick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fenwick, with the one closest to Fenwick listed first.
    • Ocean Bay City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
    • North Ocean City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
    • Ocean Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocean City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bishopville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West Ocean City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
    • Bishop
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bishop is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Showell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Showell is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
    • Berlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Whaleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Newark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedartown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
    • Snow Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fenwick, with the one closest to Fenwick listed first.
    • New Hope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Willards
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Powellville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
    • Pittsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Whiton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
    • Parsonsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • White Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • White Plains is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Delmar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Salisbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
  • Sussex County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fenwick, with the one closest to Fenwick listed first.
    • Fenwick Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bayville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • South Bethany
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Williamsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Bayard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Bunting
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
    • Bethany Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocean View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bethany Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bethany Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Village
    • Ocean Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ocean Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Village
    • Millville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Boyers Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyers Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village

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

Cemeteries Near Fenwick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fenwick.

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

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

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

  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Daisey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey Cemetery
    • The Daisey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rickards / Daisey Cemetery
    • Wilgus Road Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589210 <2>
  • Wilgus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bishopville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Old St. Martins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Men Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Golden Acres Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Carey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Fenwick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fenwick.

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

  • Bayville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
  • Williamsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Bayard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Bunting
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
  • Ocean View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ocean City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Millville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roxana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
  • Bishopville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Showell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Showell is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
  • Friendship
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Holly Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Omar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Selbyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bishop
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bishop is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop

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

Newspapers Published in Fenwick ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fenwick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fenwick, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fenwick.

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 Fenwick:

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 Fenwick, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fenwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.