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 Kennedyville (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 Kennedyville. 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 doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Kennedyville 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 Kennedyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kennedyville:
- Kent County (The home county of Kennedyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Still Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lambson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Betterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Worton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Mile Tree Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Chestertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Gibson Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Lake Shore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lynwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Yorktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Pine Grove Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Riviera Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Cape Saint Claire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Anthonyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Chase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Harewood Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bird River Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Bowleys Quarters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Bradshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Franklinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Middle River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Upper Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Wampler Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wampler Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Village
- White Marsh
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Templeville
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Bridgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Ridgely
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Maple Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Whiteleysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Earleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cecilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- John Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Hack Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- The Woods of Town Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Saint Augustine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Perry Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Charlestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Michaelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Perryman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Havre de Grace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belcamp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Abingdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(29 miles [46.7 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 Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Crumpton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sudlersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Roberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Barclay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Price
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ingleside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Wye Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 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 Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Blackiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Hartly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spruance City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside 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
- Burtonwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Cheswold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Vandyke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- McDonough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Deakyneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Kirkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Georges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County (PA)
- Chrome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kennedyville, see our County-by-County Page for Kennedyville.
Cemeteries Near Kennedyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kennedyville.
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 Kennedyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kennedyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Still Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kennedyville had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kennedyville, with the one closest to Kennedyville listed first.
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lynch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Still Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Chesterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Worton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crumpton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Betterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- McGinnes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnes
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hanesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Chestertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kennedyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kennedyville.
Newspapers Published in Kennedyville ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kennedyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kennedyville, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kennedyville.
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 websites either 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 Kennedyville:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Chester 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 Kennedyville, 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- Kennedyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |