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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 Newark (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 Newark. 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 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.

Newark is located in Worcester County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties 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 Newark. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newark:

  • Worcester County     (The home county of Newark)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
    • Cedartown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedartown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
      • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
    • Berlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
    • Snow Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whaleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whaleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
      • Whaleyville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whaleyville <2>
    • Showell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
      • Showell is located in Worcester County
    • West Ocean City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
      • West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
    • Bishop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Worcester County
    • Ocean City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean Pines
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Girdletree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girdletree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
      • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
    • Bishopville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • North Ocean City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
      • North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
    • Stockton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
    • West Pocomoke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pocomoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
      • West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
    • Eden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Somerset County
    • Costen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
      • Costen is located in Somerset County
    • Princess Anne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princess Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Anne
      • Princess Anne is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princess Anne <2>
    • Rehobeth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehobeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
      • Rehobeth is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehobeth <2>
    • Westover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <2>
    • Manokin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manokin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
      • Manokin is located in Somerset County
    • Somersett Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
      • Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
    • Champ
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champ have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
      • Champ is located in Somerset County
    • Mount Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
    • Oriole
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
      • Oriole is located in Somerset County
    • Tulls Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
      • Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Upper Fairmount
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
      • Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
    • Whiton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
      • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
    • Powellville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
      • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
    • New Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
    • Willards
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pittsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Wicomico County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsville <2>
    • Parsonsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsburg
      • Parsonsburg is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsburg <2>
    • White Plains
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Wicomico County
    • Salisbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <2>
    • Dogwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
      • Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
    • Fruitland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <2>
    • Delmar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hurst Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hurst Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
      • Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
    • Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Wicomico County
  • Sussex County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
    • Selbyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Frankford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
      • Frankford is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <2>
    • Roxana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
      • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Bayville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
      • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Omar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
      • Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Bayard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Fenwick Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwick Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick Island
      • Fenwick Island is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenwick Island <2>
    • Ward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Dagsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mission
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
      • Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Delmar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <2>
    • Boyers Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
      • Boyers Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Blackwater Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwater Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
      • Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Accomack County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
    • Franklin City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
      • Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Greenbackville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sinnickson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinnickson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
      • Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Sign Post
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
      • Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Chincoteague
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chincoteague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
      • Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
    • Birch Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
      • Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Wattsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
      • Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Withams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
      • Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Temperanceville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
      • Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newark, see our County-by-County Page for Newark.

Newspapers Published in Newark ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newark.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newark, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newark.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Newark:

Cemeteries Near Newark ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newark.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.

  • Trinity Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Gardens Cemetery
  • Old Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Trinity Cemetery
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
  • Libertytown Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Libertytown Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Libertytown Riverside Cemetery
  • Tyree Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyree Cemetery
  • Buckingham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckingham Cemetery
  • Taylor Gate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Gate Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Timmonstown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timmonstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timmonstown Cemetery
  • All Hallows Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Hallows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Hallows Cemetery
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...
    • Christian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Makemie Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Makemie Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Makemie Memorial Cemetery
    • Whatcoat United Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newark had a population of 214 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.

  • Cedartown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedartown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
    • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
  • Ironshire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
    • Ironshire is located in Worcester County
  • Wesley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Worcester County
  • Whiton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
    • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
  • Spence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Spence is located in Worcester County
  • Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
  • Snow Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Truitt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
    • Truitt is located in Wicomico County
  • Powellville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
    • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
  • Colbourne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
    • Colbourne is located in Worcester County
  • Scarboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Scarboro is located in Worcester County
  • Boxiron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxiron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
    • Boxiron is located in Worcester County
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    • Holly Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
      • Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
    • Friendship
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Worcester County
    • Wango
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
      • Wango is located in Wicomico County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newark. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newark.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newark. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Newark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2509, Longitude: -75.2907    
<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 Newark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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