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 Irelands Corner (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 Irelands Corner. 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 Irelands Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Irelands Corner: Irelands Cor. (or less commonly used: Irelands Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Irelands Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Irelands Corner may originally have been Ireland's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Irelands Corner might be written as Ireland Corner.
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 hospitals and 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.
Irelands Corner 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 Irelands Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irelands Corner:
- Kent County (The home county of Irelands Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Galena
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dogwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Lambson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gregg Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Massey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Millington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Still Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Betterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Chase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Harewood Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bird River Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Bowleys Quarters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Bradshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Franklinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Upper Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Wampler Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wampler Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Village
- White Marsh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Templeville
(14 miles [22.5 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Bridgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- 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
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maple Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Ridgely
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 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 Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Cecilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Earleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- John Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- The Woods of Town Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Chesapeake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Charlestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perry Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- 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
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Bayside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Havre de Grace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Belcamp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Webster Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Abingdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Crumpton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sudlersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Barclay
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Kings Town Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Ingleside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Indian Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Wye Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Blackiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spruance City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Hartly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Dinahs Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Lakeshore Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Marydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheswold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Vandyke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Summit Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Deakyneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Kirkwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Georges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 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 Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Bay Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Othello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Greenwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Roadstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Hancocks Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- 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
- Quinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Pennsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Pointers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Pecks Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- 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 Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Chrome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Strickersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Barnsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irelands Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Irelands Corner.
Cemeteries Near Irelands Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irelands Corner.
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 Irelands Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irelands Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Olivet Hill Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Westminster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Clements Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delaney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Irelands Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Irelands Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irelands Corner, with the one closest to Irelands Corner listed first.
- Galena
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lambson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Massey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Chesterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Millington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Golts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Cecilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kennedyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crumpton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Earleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Delaney Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
- Vandyke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irelands Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irelands Corner.
Newspapers Published in Irelands Corner ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irelands Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irelands Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irelands Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Irelands Corner:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- Chester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Irelands Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irelands Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |