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 Golts (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 Golts. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Golts is located in Kent 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 Kent County: Kent (DE), New Castle (DE), Cecil & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Golts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Golts:
- Kent County (The home county of Golts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Sassafras
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Massey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gregg Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Millington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lambson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Still Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Betterton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lynch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Templeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Marydel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Hollingsworth Circle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Ridgely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Whiteleysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Warwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cecilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- John Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Hack Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Cayots
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Saint Augustine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Chesapeake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Woods of Town Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delancy Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Bacon Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charlestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Havre de Grace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Aberdeen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Webster Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Lapidum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Belcamp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Crumpton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sudlersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barclay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Ingleside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Church Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Town Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Price
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Indian Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Blackiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spruance City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Lakeshore Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Hartly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cheswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dinahs Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Carlisle Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Leipsic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Vandyke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- McDonough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Summit Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Kirkwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Port Penn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Georges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Bay Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bridgeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Fairton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Beals Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Hancocks Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Quinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Pecks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Pennsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Penton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Pointers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Alloway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Riddleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Friesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Portertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Strickersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Chrome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Golts, see our County-by-County Page for Golts.
Cemeteries Near Golts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golts.
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 Golts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Golts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Delaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Clements Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blackiston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Townsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blanco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Massey Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Townsend (DE).
- The Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lees Cemetery
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Pinetree Cemetery
- St. Annes 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Golts had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Golts, with the one closest to Golts listed first.
- Delaney Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
- Sassafras
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Vandyke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Massey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Galena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lambson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Millington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Green Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Blackbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Cecilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Golts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Golts.
Newspapers Published in Golts ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golts, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golts.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Golts:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Queen Anne's County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- Chester 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Golts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Golts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |