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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 Foxgrape Farm (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 Foxgrape Farm. 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 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.

Foxgrape Farm is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Kent (DE), Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Queen Anne's & Talbot.

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

  • Caroline County     (The home county of Foxgrape Farm)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxgrape Farm, with the one closest to Foxgrape Farm listed first.
    • Greensboro
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maple Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
    • Whiteleysburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
    • Ridgely
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
    • Oil City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Oil City is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Goldsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
      • Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
      • Hollingsworth Crossroads
    • Bridgetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Denton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Thomas Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
    • Henderson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cecil County
    • Cecilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxgrape Farm, with the one closest to Foxgrape Farm listed first.
    • Williamsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Finchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Finchville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Hurlock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Waddells Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
    • Marshyhope Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
    • Reliance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Reliance is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • East New Market
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Secretary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Brookview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Brookview is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Eldorado
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Galestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Galestown is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxgrape Farm, with the one closest to Foxgrape Farm listed first.
    • Millington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Cliffs City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
    • Pomona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pomona is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Chestertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mile Tree Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
    • Morganec Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Morganec Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
    • Massey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lambson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Edesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Edesville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
    • Kennedyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxgrape Farm, with the one closest to Foxgrape Farm listed first.
    • Queen Anne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ruthsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
    • Ingleside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Roe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
    • Willoughby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
    • Barclay
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Price
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Roberts
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Centreville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sudlersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Church Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxgrape Farm, with the one closest to Foxgrape Farm listed first.
    • Tappers Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
    • Cordova
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Skipton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Skipton is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
    • Wye Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Talbot Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
    • Easton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leeds Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
    • Tunis Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
    • Kirkham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirkham is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
    • Newcomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Newcomb is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
    • Trappe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wicomico County
    • Sharptown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
  • Kent County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxgrape Farm, with the one closest to Foxgrape Farm listed first.
    • Whiteleysburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
    • Sandtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Brownsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Marydel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hickman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Adamsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Andrewsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
    • Felton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Felton is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <1>
    • Harrington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Willow Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxgrape Farm, with the one closest to Foxgrape Farm listed first.
    • Vandyke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Blackbird
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Townsend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <1>
  • Sussex County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxgrape Farm, with the one closest to Foxgrape Farm listed first.
    • Scotts Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Banning ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
    • Bridgeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Village
      (20 miles [32.2 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)
    • Briar Hook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
    • Reliance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Ellendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Ross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Anderson Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads

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

Cemeteries Near Foxgrape Farm ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foxgrape Farm.

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 Foxgrape Farm - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Greensboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Whiteleysburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
  • Ridgely
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Anthony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Anthony is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Goldsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Denton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burrsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burrsville is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
  • Bridgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Hobbs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hobbs is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Brownsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Hollandsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hollandsville is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
  • Queen Anne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Andersontown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Andersontown is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
    • Henderson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ruthsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg

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

Newspapers Published in Foxgrape Farm ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foxgrape Farm.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foxgrape Farm, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foxgrape Farm.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Foxgrape Farm:

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>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- Foxgrape Farm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Foxgrape Farm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.