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 Jacks 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 Jacks 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 Jacks 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 Jacks Corner: Jacks Cor. (or less commonly used: Jacks Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Jacks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jacks Corner may originally have been Jack's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jacks Corner might be written as Jack 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 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.
Jacks Corner 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 Jacks Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacks Corner:
- Cecil County (The home county of Jacks Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Liberty Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rowlandsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Rock Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Deposit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Conowingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Anthonyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Franklinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Harewood Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Hydes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Chase
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Germantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Conowingo Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Lapidum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Webster Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hopewell Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Havre de Grace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Betterton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Dogwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lambson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Sassafras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Crumpton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
- Pencader Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Brookside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Windy Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Keeney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Ruthby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Salem Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Summit Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- York Towne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Chrome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Glen Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Barnsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Kemblesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Strickersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Jennersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Daleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Kirks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- McSparran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mechanic Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Quarryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Truce
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Mount Nebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Slate Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Bryansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Fawn Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Airville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jacks Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Jacks Corner.
Cemeteries Near Jacks Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacks 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 Jacks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jacks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Nottingham Meetinghouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Perryville.
- The Asbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80720 <4>
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Krauss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Jacks Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jacks Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jacks Corner, with the one closest to Jacks Corner listed first.
- Rock Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Liberty Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rowlandsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Port Deposit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Colora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lapidum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Conowingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Blythedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blythedale is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Principio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Principio is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 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 Jacks Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jacks Corner.
Newspapers Published in Jacks 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacks Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacks Corner, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacks 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 Jacks Corner:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jacks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Jacks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |