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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lor-J Estates (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 Lor-J Estates. 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 Lor-J Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lor-J Estates: Lor J Ests.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Lor-J Estates is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Kent (DE), Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Queen Anne's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Lor-J Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lor-J Estates:
- Caroline County (The home county of Lor-J Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lor-J Estates, with the one closest to Lor-J Estates listed first.
- Denton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oil City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Maple Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Tuckahoe Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Greensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Bridgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lor-J Estates, with the one closest to Lor-J Estates listed first.
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Waddells Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Finchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Hurlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Reliance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- East New Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Brookview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Rhodesdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Galestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lor-J Estates, with the one closest to Lor-J Estates listed first.
- Cliffs City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Millington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Edesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Morganec Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Rock Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Massey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Worton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lor-J Estates, with the one closest to Lor-J Estates listed first.
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Willoughby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Roe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Centreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Barclay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Guys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Queenstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lor-J Estates, with the one closest to Lor-J Estates listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Newcomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Trappe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lor-J Estates, with the one closest to Lor-J Estates listed first.
- Sharptown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- 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 Lor-J Estates, with the one closest to Lor-J Estates listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sandtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Andrewsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Felton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lor-J Estates, with the one closest to Lor-J Estates listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Banning ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Reliance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Blades
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lor-J Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Lor-J Estates.
Cemeteries Near Lor-J Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lor-J Estates.
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 Lor-J Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lor-J Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lor-J Estates, with the one closest to Lor-J Estates listed first.
- Denton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ames Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greensboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(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.<2>
While we didn't find Lor-J Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lor-J Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lor-J Estates, with the one closest to Lor-J Estates listed first.
- Denton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Anthony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Williston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Hobbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Andersontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burrsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burrsville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
- Greensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lor-J Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lor-J Estates.
Newspapers Published in Lor-J Estates ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lor-J Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lor-J Estates, 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 Lor-J Estates.
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 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 Lor-J Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent 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> | 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 Lor-J Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lor-J Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |