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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gluckheim. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gluckheim to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gluckheim, please Contact Us.
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 Gluckheim (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 Gluckheim. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gluckheim is historic, it would have been located within present day Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Sussex (DE), Caroline, Somerset, Talbot & Wicomico.
Below are the counties that are near Gluckheim. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gluckheim:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Gluckheim)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- East New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Secretary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Hurlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waddells Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rhodesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Algonquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Patamoke Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Marshyhope Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Brookview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- Cove Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leonard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cove View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Drum Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Angelica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Port Republic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Federalsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Denton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Thomas Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- Queen Anne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Guys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Queenstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Ruthsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Grasonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Mattapex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Dames Quarter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Deal Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oriole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Princess Anne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Champ
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Wenona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- Trappe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Kirkham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Royal Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Leeds Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Neavitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Saint Michaels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- Sharptown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Tyaskin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bivalve
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Rockawalking Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Nanticoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Capitola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Cedar Hurst Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Green Hill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- Reliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Briar Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Blades
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Ross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Delmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gluckheim, see our County-by-County Page for Gluckheim.
Cemeteries Near Gluckheim ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gluckheim.
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 Gluckheim - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gluckheim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- East New Market Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dorchester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Airey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Bambury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McKendree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<6> to the east of Waddells Corner.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Washington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81749 <4>
- Kemp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Paradise 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.
While we didn't find Gluckheim in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gluckheim.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gluckheim, with the one closest to Gluckheim listed first.
- Linkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- East New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Secretary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Hurlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Choptank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Trappe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bucktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Brookview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gluckheim. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gluckheim.
Newspapers Published in Gluckheim ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gluckheim.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gluckheim, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gluckheim.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gluckheim:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Dorchester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gluckheim, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gluckheim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |