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 Milburn Landing (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 Milburn Landing. 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 Milburn Landing ...
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 Milburn Landing: Milburn Lndg. (or less commonly used: Milburn Lndng.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Milburn Landing is located in Worcester 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 Worcester County: Sussex (DE), Somerset, Wicomico & Accomack (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Milburn Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milburn Landing:
- Worcester County (The home county of Milburn Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milburn Landing, with the one closest to Milburn Landing listed first.
- Girdletree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Pocomoke City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedartown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whaleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Showell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bishop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- West Ocean City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Ocean City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milburn Landing, with the one closest to Milburn Landing listed first.
- Elliott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milburn Landing, with the one closest to Milburn Landing listed first.
- West Pocomoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Costen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Rehobeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Princess Anne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Loretto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Manokin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Tulls Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milburn Landing, with the one closest to Milburn Landing listed first.
- Whiton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Powellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Fruitland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Salisbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Twiggs Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Parsonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pittsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centennial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Green Hill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milburn Landing, with the one closest to Milburn Landing listed first.
- Delmar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Selbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunting
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mission
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Frankford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Williamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milburn Landing, with the one closest to Milburn Landing listed first.
- Sign Post
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Franklin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Wattsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Withams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Chincoteague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Atlantic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Birch Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
- Temperanceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hallwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Groton Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milburn Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Milburn Landing.
Cemeteries Near Milburn Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milburn Landing.
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 Milburn Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milburn Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milburn Landing, with the one closest to Milburn Landing listed first.
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Betheden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Betheden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nassawango Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (132 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bates Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Milburn Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Milburn Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milburn Landing, with the one closest to Milburn Landing listed first.
- Corbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Goodwill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Whiteburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Pocomoke City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Girdletree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Scarboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Costen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Stockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Boxiron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Greenbackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Franklin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Colbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milburn Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milburn Landing.
Newspapers Published in Milburn Landing ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milburn Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milburn Landing, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milburn Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Milburn Landing:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Sussex County
- Accomack 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 Milburn Landing, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milburn Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |