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 Newtown Square (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 Newtown Square. 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 Newtown Square ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Newtown Square: Newtown Sq. (or less commonly used: Newtown Sqr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Newtown Square. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newtown Square.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Newtown Square is located in Talbot 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 Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Newtown Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newtown Square:
- Talbot County (The home county of Newtown Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Wye Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Skipton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Tappers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Talbot Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Tunis Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kirkham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Claiborne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Yorktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Gibson Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Highland Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Cape Saint Claire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Annapolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Hillsmere Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Watergate Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Fort Howard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Sparrows Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Calvert County
- North Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Ridgely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Denton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Greensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Tanyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Secretary
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hurlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- East New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lloyds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Marshyhope Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Hills Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Finchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- James
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Cliffs City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Edesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Worton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Kennedyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Millington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Willoughby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Queenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Guys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Centreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Grasonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kent Narrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Roe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Cheslou Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Sandtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Adamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Marydel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Andrewsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Hartly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Harrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Heritage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Banning ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newtown Square, see our County-by-County Page for Newtown Square.
Cemeteries Near Newtown Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newtown Square.
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 Newtown Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newtown Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wye of Carmichael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perrys Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Gouldtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bryans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Newtown Square in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newtown Square.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newtown Square, with the one closest to Newtown Square listed first.
- Wye Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Skipton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Willoughby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Starr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Carmichael
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carmichael is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Longwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Cordova
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Queenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Guys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Centreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Carville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville
- Tunis Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newtown Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newtown Square.
Newspapers Published in Newtown Square ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtown Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newtown Square, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newtown Square.
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 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 Newtown Square:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's 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 Newtown Square, 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- Newtown Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |