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 Oak Hill Estates (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 Oak Hill Estates. 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 Oak Hill Estates ...
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.
Another variation: Oakhill Estates.
- A typical abbreviation for Oak Hill Estates: Oak Hill Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Hill Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Hill Estates.
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 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.
Oak Hill Estates 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 Oak Hill Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Hill Estates:
- Worcester County (The home county of Oak Hill Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill Estates, with the one closest to Oak Hill Estates listed first.
- Cedartown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Whaleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Ocean City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Showell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Ocean City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill Estates, with the one closest to Oak Hill Estates listed first.
- West Pocomoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Costen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rehobeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Manokin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Champ
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Monie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill Estates, with the one closest to Oak Hill Estates listed first.
- Whiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Powellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pittsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Dogwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Delmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill Estates, with the one closest to Oak Hill Estates listed first.
- Selbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bunting
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Williamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Roxana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Bayville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Frankford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bayard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Fenwick Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Omar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Delmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dagsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mission
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill Estates, with the one closest to Oak Hill Estates listed first.
- Greenbackville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Sign Post
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sinnickson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Chincoteague
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Birch Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
- Wattsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Atlantic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Withams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Temperanceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Groton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Hallwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Mappsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Hill Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Hill Estates.
Cemeteries Near Oak Hill Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Hill Estates.
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 Oak Hill Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Hill Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill Estates, with the one closest to Oak Hill Estates listed first.
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trinity Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whatcoat United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- All Hallows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Makemie Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bates Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Gate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- Townsend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nassawango Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Libertytown Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Oak Hill Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill Estates, with the one closest to Oak Hill Estates listed first.
- Cedartown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Spence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spence is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Whiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Scarboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Boxiron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Girdletree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Powellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Colbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Truitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Truitt is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Hill Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Hill Estates.
Newspapers Published in Oak Hill Estates ...
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 Oak Hill Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Hill Estates, 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 Oak Hill Estates.
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 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 Oak Hill Estates:
- 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> | 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 Oak Hill Estates, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Hill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |