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 New Bridge Haven (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 New Bridge Haven. 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 New Bridge Haven ...
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 New Bridge Haven: New Bridge Hvn. (or less commonly used: New Bridge Havn.)
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
New Bridge Haven 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 New Bridge Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Bridge Haven:
- Worcester County (The home county of New Bridge Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bridge Haven, with the one closest to New Bridge Haven listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Girdletree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whaleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bridge Haven, with the one closest to New Bridge Haven listed first.
- Crocheron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Elliott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Bishops Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bridge Haven, with the one closest to New Bridge Haven listed first.
- West Pocomoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Rehobeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Costen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tulls Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Manokin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Upper Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Princess Anne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Lawsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawsonia is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bridge Haven, with the one closest to New Bridge Haven listed first.
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Fruitland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Twiggs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Dogwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Whiton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Capitola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Green Hill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Powellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Centennial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Jesterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Nanticoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Sussex County (DE)
- Delmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bridge Haven, with the one closest to New Bridge Haven listed first.
- Withams
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Sign Post
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sinnickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Temperanceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atlantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hallwood
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Saxis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Franklin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Groton Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Mappsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bloxom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Bridge Haven, see our County-by-County Page for New Bridge Haven.
Cemeteries Near New Bridge Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Bridge Haven.
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 New Bridge Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Bridge Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Bridge Haven, with the one closest to New Bridge Haven listed first.
- Pitts Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Remson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 New Bridge Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Bridge Haven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Bridge Haven, with the one closest to New Bridge Haven listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- New Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marumsco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
- Costen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Goodwill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Horsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Horntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Messongo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sinnickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Belinda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Bridge Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Bridge Haven.
Newspapers Published in New Bridge Haven ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Bridge Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Bridge Haven, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Bridge Haven.
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 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 New Bridge Haven:
- 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 New Bridge Haven, 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- New Bridge Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |