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 Hallet Heights (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 Hallet Heights. 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 Hallet Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hallet Heights: Hallet Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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.
Hallet Heights 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 Hallet Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hallet Heights:
- Worcester County (The home county of Hallet Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallet Heights, with the one closest to Hallet Heights listed first.
- Snow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedartown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pocomoke City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whaleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Showell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bishop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- West Ocean City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Ocean City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallet Heights, with the one closest to Hallet Heights listed first.
- West Pocomoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Costen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rehobeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Manokin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Champ
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallet Heights, with the one closest to Hallet Heights listed first.
- Whiton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Powellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Parsonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Willards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Dogwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Fruitland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Twiggs Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallet Heights, with the one closest to Hallet Heights listed first.
- Selbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Delmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bunting
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Williamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Frankford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Roxana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Mission
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Omar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Bayard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bayville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Dagsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallet Heights, with the one closest to Hallet Heights listed first.
- Greenbackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Sign Post
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sinnickson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Chincoteague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Birch Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
- Wattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Withams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Atlantic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Temperanceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Groton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hallet Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Hallet Heights.
Cemeteries Near Hallet Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hallet Heights.
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 Hallet Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hallet Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hallet Heights, with the one closest to Hallet Heights listed first.
- All Hallows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Makemie Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whatcoat United Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bates Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Gate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hutt Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nassawango Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Hallet Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hallet Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hallet Heights, with the one closest to Hallet Heights listed first.
- Snow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wesley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Scarboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Spence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spence is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Cedartown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Boxiron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Corbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Girdletree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Whiton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Whiteburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Goodwill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Powellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hallet Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hallet Heights.
Newspapers Published in Hallet Heights ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hallet Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hallet Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hallet Heights.
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 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 Hallet Heights:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Somerset County
- Wicomico 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 Hallet Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hallet Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |