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 Lednums 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 Lednums 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 Lednums 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 Lednums Corner: Lednums Cor. (or less commonly used: Lednums Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Lednums Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lednums Corner may originally have been Lednum's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lednums Corner might be written as Lednum 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lednums Corner is located in Talbot 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 Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Lednums Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lednums Corner:
- Talbot County (The home county of Lednums Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Woodland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Talbot Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Tappers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tunis Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Kirkham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Newcomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Royal Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Highland Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Idlewilde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Cape Saint Claire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Saint Margarets
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Annapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Mayo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Shady Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Bellerive Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Churchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- North Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Chesapeake Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Willows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Tanyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Denton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hynson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Bridgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Secretary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hurlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Algonquin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- East New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Hills Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Lloyds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Patamoke Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Finchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- James
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Cliffs City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Edesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chestertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Worton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Millington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Willoughby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Queen Anne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Guys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Ruthsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Grasonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Centreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Cheslou Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Roe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Sharptown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Andrewsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sandtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Marydel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Felton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Hartly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Briar Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Reliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blades
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Banning ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lednums Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Lednums Corner.
Cemeteries Near Lednums Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lednums 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 Lednums Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lednums Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Doverbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- DeShields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Round Top Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Lednums Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lednums Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lednums Corner, with the one closest to Lednums Corner listed first.
- Longwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Skipton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Matthews
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Tunis Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Kirkham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Queen Anne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Carmichael
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carmichael is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Starr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lednums Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lednums Corner.
Newspapers Published in Lednums 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lednums Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lednums Corner, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lednums Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Lednums Corner:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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> | 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 Lednums Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lednums Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |