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 Indian 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 Indian 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 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.
Indian Acres is located in Cecil 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 Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Indian Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Acres:
- Cecil County (The home county of Indian Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Earleville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- John Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Cecilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Woods of Town Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cayots
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Saint Augustine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Chesapeake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charlestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North East
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perry Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Bradshaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Harewood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bird River Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Bowleys Quarters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Dundee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Franklinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Upper Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Kingsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Marsh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Templeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Marydel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hollingsworth Circle
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Goldsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Maple Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Greensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Havre de Grace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Webster Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Lapidum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Belcamp
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lambson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Massey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Betterton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Crumpton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Sudlersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kings Town Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Barclay
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Church Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Ingleside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Indian Town
(20 miles [32.2 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 Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Blackiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spruance City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Kenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Dinahs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Lakeshore Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Cheswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Vandyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Townsend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Blackbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Summit Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- McDonough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Glasgow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Kirkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Georges
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Bay Side
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Hancocks Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Pennsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Pointers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Quinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Acton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Chrome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Strickersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Barnsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Glen Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elkview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Tweedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Avondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jennersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Kirks Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Little Britain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- McSparran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Acres.
Cemeteries Near Indian Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian 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 Indian Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Westminster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Veazey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Clements Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Still Pond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Neck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Indian Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Acres, with the one closest to Indian Acres listed first.
- Earleville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cecilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lambson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Kennedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Massey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Town Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Town Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Betterton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Still Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Elk Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Acres.
Newspapers Published in Indian 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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Acres, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Acres.
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 Indian Acres:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- Chester County
- Lancaster 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 Indian 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |