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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 Iverness (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 Iverness. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Iverness is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Wicomico, Worcester & Accomack (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Iverness. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Iverness:

  • Somerset County     (The home county of Iverness)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iverness, with the one closest to Iverness listed first.
    • Champ
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Champ is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
    • Oriole
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Oriole is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
    • Somersett Town ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
    • Upper Fairmount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
    • Monie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Monie is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
    • Fairmount
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Fairmount is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Manokin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Manokin is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
    • Frenchtown - Rumbly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
    • Westover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dames Quarter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
    • Kingston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingston is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Chance
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iverness, with the one closest to Iverness listed first.
    • Crocheron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
    • Elliott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elliott is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Bishops Head
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
    • Wingate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Toddville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
    • Crapo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
    • Andrews
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Lakesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Rabbit Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
    • Vienna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bucktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
    • Fishing Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iverness, with the one closest to Iverness listed first.
    • Dameron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
    • Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Scotland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iverness, with the one closest to Iverness listed first.
    • Capitola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Capitola is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Nanticoke
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
    • Green Hill Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
    • Jesterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
    • Bivalve
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Allen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Tyaskin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Twiggs Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
    • Quantico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fruitland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Centennial Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
    • Dogwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Rockawalking Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
  • Worcester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iverness, with the one closest to Iverness listed first.
    • Pocomoke City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Girdletree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
    • Snow Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stockton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedartown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
    • Newark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sussex County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iverness, with the one closest to Iverness listed first.
    • Delmar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <1>
    • Ward
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Accomack County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iverness, with the one closest to Iverness listed first.
    • Saxis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Withams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
    • Hallwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Sign Post
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
    • Temperanceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wattsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
    • Groton Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
    • Atlantic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloxom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloxom is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloxom <1>
    • Mappsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sinnickson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
    • Tangier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Tangier is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangier <1>
    • Franklin City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
  • Northumberland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iverness, with the one closest to Iverness listed first.
    • Ophelia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnybank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank

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

Cemeteries Near Iverness ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iverness.

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 Iverness - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Iverness, with the one closest to Iverness listed first.

  • A Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Christ Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Upper Fairmount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oriole Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • All Saints Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Landford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...

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 Iverness in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Iverness.

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

  • Upper Fairmount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
  • Oriole
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oriole is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
  • Fairmount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairmount is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Manokin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manokin is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
  • Edwin ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Edwin is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin
  • Monie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Monie is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
  • Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
  • Westover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Dames Quarter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Victor ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Victor is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Princess Anne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mount Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Chance
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Deal Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Iverness ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iverness.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Iverness, 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 Iverness.

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 Iverness:

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 Iverness, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Iverness) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.