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 Longfield (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 Longfield. 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 and 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.
Longfield is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Sussex (DE), Caroline, Somerset, Talbot & Wicomico.
Below are the counties that are near Longfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longfield:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Longfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longfield, with the one closest to Longfield listed first.
- Bucktown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Andrews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Linkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Church Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patamoke Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woolford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Toddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Crapo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Lakesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longfield, with the one closest to Longfield listed first.
- Cove Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drum Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Lusby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Coster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Solomons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mackall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Saint Leonard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Another Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longfield, with the one closest to Longfield listed first.
- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Federalsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longfield, with the one closest to Longfield listed first.
- Lexington Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dameron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Saint Marys City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Town Creek Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Great Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Callaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drayden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longfield, with the one closest to Longfield listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Chance
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dames Quarter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deal Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wenona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Monie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Oriole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Eden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Frenchtown - Rumbly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longfield, with the one closest to Longfield listed first.
- Trappe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Easton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kirkham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Talbot Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Neavitt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Tilghman Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Bozman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michaels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longfield, with the one closest to Longfield listed first.
- Bivalve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyaskin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Nanticoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Mardela Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Quantico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Capitola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Green Hill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sharptown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Centennial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Rockawalking Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Twiggs Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longfield, with the one closest to Longfield listed first.
- Reliance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blades
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Briar Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Scotts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longfield, see our County-by-County Page for Longfield.
Cemeteries Near Longfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longfield.
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 Longfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longfield, with the one closest to Longfield listed first.
- Scotts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Insley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Airey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dorchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gootee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elliotts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waugh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Longfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Longfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longfield, with the one closest to Longfield listed first.
- Bucktown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Bestpitch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bestpitch is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestpitch
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Cokeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Linkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Church Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Crapo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Toddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woolford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Dailsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dailsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailsville
- Golden Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longfield.
Newspapers Published in Longfield ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longfield, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longfield.
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 helpful 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 Longfield:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Dorchester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Sussex 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Longfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Longfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |