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 Hopeland Acres (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 Hopeland Acres. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hopeland Acres 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 Hopeland Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopeland Acres:
- Caroline County (The home county of Hopeland Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeland Acres, with the one closest to Hopeland Acres listed first.
- Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Tanyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Hynson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Denton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Federalsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeland Acres, with the one closest to Hopeland Acres listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Finchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Rhodesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brookview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Reliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Algonquin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeland Acres, with the one closest to Hopeland Acres listed first.
- Cliffs City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeland Acres, with the one closest to Hopeland Acres listed first.
- Queen Anne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Guys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Queenstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Centreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Grasonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Ingleside
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Cheslou Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeland Acres, with the one closest to Hopeland Acres listed first.
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Talbot Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Tappers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trappe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Kirkham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Newcomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeland Acres, with the one closest to Hopeland Acres listed first.
- Sharptown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Cedar Hurst Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Tyaskin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Centennial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeland Acres, with the one closest to Hopeland Acres listed first.
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Whiteleysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Harrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Felton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marydel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopeland Acres, with the one closest to Hopeland Acres listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Reliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blades
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopeland Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Hopeland Acres.
Cemeteries Near Hopeland Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopeland Acres.
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 Hopeland Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopeland Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopeland Acres, with the one closest to Hopeland Acres listed first.
- Smithson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coppins Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Windy Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Hopeland Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopeland Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopeland Acres, with the one closest to Hopeland Acres listed first.
- Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Matthews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Linchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linchester is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linchester
- Choptank
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Beulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Hynson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- American Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- American Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
- Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Williston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Agner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Agner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agner
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hambleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopeland Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopeland Acres.
Newspapers Published in Hopeland Acres ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopeland Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopeland Acres, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopeland Acres.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hopeland Acres:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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 Hopeland Acres, 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- Hopeland Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |