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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 Hooper Islands (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 Hooper Islands. 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.

Hooper Islands is located in 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 Hooper Islands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hooper Islands:

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Hooper Islands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper Islands, with the one closest to Hooper Islands listed first.
    • Fishing Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Crapo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
    • Lakesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Wingate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Golden Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Andrews
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Bishops Head
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
    • Toddville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
    • Crocheron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
    • Elliott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Elliott is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Taylors Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucktown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper Islands, with the one closest to Hooper Islands listed first.
    • Cove Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
    • Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Drum Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
    • Brianwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
    • Olivet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Olivet is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Dowell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Solomons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Coster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Cove View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Lusby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
    • Saint Leonard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Charles County
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper Islands, with the one closest to Hooper Islands listed first.
    • Dameron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
    • Lexington Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Marys City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • California
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Great Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • North Town Creek Manor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
    • Drayden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Callaway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sotterley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper Islands, with the one closest to Hooper Islands listed first.
    • Chance
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deal Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wenona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wenona is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
    • Dames Quarter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Monie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Monie is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
    • Oriole
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Oriole is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
    • Champ
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Champ is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
    • Ewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhodes Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
    • Frenchtown - Rumbly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
    • Smith Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Island is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper Islands, with the one closest to Hooper Islands listed first.
    • Oxford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Trappe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Tilghman Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Neavitt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Tilghman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Royal Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper Islands, with the one closest to Hooper Islands listed first.
    • Jesterville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
    • Nanticoke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
    • Bivalve
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tyaskin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Capitola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Capitola is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Green Hill Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
    • Quantico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mardela Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Twiggs Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
    • Allen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Centennial Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
    • Hebron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Northumberland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper Islands, with the one closest to Hooper Islands listed first.
    • Ophelia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bundick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
    • Sunnybank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
    • Lodge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
    • Morrisons Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
    • Heathsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Westmoreland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper Islands, with the one closest to Hooper Islands listed first.
    • Tucker Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Kinsale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffiths Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Machodoc
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc

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

Cemeteries Near Hooper Islands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hooper Islands.

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 Hooper Islands - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hooper Islands, with the one closest to Hooper Islands 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.<3>

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

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

  • Fishing Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hoopersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoopersville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopersville
  • Crapo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
  • Lakesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
  • Wingate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Golden Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
  • Bishops Head
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
  • Toddville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
  • Elliott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Elliott is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Cove Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Drum Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
  • Taylors Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Solomons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Marys City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bestpitch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bestpitch is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestpitch

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

Newspapers Published in Hooper Islands ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hooper Islands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hooper Islands, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hooper Islands.

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 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 Hooper Islands:

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 Hooper Islands, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hooper Islands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.