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 Ferry Road (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 Ferry Road. 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 Ferry Road ...
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 Ferry Road: Ferry Rd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ferry Road. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ferry Road.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Ferry Road is located in Wicomico 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 Wicomico County: Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Somerset & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near Ferry Road. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferry Road:
- Wicomico County (The home county of Ferry Road)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferry Road, with the one closest to Ferry Road listed first.
- Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Twiggs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Fruitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Centennial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Dogwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Quantico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockawalking Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capitola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Cedar Hurst Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferry Road, with the one closest to Ferry Road listed first.
- Federalsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferry Road, with the one closest to Ferry Road listed first.
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Walnut Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Elliott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Galestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Brookview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Crocheron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Eldorado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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 northwest)
- Bishops Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Toddville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Bucktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferry Road, with the one closest to Ferry Road listed first.
- Loretto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Princess Anne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Monie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Oriole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Champ
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Manokin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Dames Quarter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Costen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Upper Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferry Road, with the one closest to Ferry Road listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Girdletree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Cedartown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Whaleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Showell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bishopville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ocean Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferry Road, with the one closest to Ferry Road listed first.
- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blades
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Reliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Heritage Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mission
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Briar Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Selbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dagsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferry Road, with the one closest to Ferry Road listed first.
- Sign Post
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Saxis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Withams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Greenbackville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Franklin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Wattsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Atlantic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hallwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Temperanceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Groton Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Chincoteague
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferry Road, see our County-by-County Page for Ferry Road.
Cemeteries Near Ferry Road ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferry Road.
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 Ferry Road - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferry Road covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferry Road, with the one closest to Ferry Road listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dolbey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manokin Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Andrews Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Wicomico Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hustons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Ferry Road in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferry Road.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferry Road, with the one closest to Ferry Road listed first.
- Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Loretto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Whayland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whayland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whayland
- Fruitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Widgeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Widgeon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgeon
- Quantico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Princess Anne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capitola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Victor ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Monie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferry Road. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferry Road.
Newspapers Published in Ferry Road ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferry Road.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferry Road, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferry Road.
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 Ferry Road:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Wicomico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Somerset County
- Worcester County
- Sussex County
- Accomack 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 Ferry Road, 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- Ferry Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |