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 Mumfords 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 Mumfords 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 Mumfords 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.
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 Mumfords Landing: Mumfords Lndg. (or less commonly used: Mumfords Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Mumfords Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mumfords Landing may originally have been Mumford's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mumfords Landing might be written as Mumford Landing.
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.
Mumfords 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 Mumfords Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mumfords Landing:
- Worcester County (The home county of Mumfords Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mumfords Landing, with the one closest to Mumfords Landing listed first.
- Ocean Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Ocean City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
- Ocean Bay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
- Ocean City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Ocean City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Showell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whaleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedartown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mumfords Landing, with the one closest to Mumfords Landing listed first.
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mumfords Landing, with the one closest to Mumfords Landing listed first.
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Powellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Whiton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Pittsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parsonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Delmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Fruitland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mumfords Landing, with the one closest to Mumfords Landing listed first.
- Bunting
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Williamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Bayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Fenwick Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Roxana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- South Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyers Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boyers Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
- Ocean View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Omar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Frankford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mumfords Landing, with the one closest to Mumfords Landing listed first.
- Franklin City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mumfords Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Mumfords Landing.
Cemeteries Near Mumfords Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mumfords 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 Mumfords Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mumfords Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mumfords Landing, with the one closest to Mumfords Landing listed first.
- Sunset Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old St. Martins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bishopville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Acres Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilgus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Daisey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey Cemetery
- The Daisey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rickards / Daisey Cemetery
- Wilgus Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589210 <3>
- Red Men Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Timmonstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Mumfords Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mumfords Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mumfords Landing, with the one closest to Mumfords Landing listed first.
- Holly Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Ocean City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Showell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Bishopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Bunting
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Bayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Selbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roxana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Ironshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mumfords Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mumfords Landing.
Newspapers Published in Mumfords 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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mumfords Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mumfords Landing, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mumfords Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mumfords Landing:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Sussex County
- Accomack 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> | 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. |
| <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 Mumfords Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mumfords Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |