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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 Peters Corners (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 Peters Corners. 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 Peters Corners ...

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 Peters Corners: Peters Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Peters Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Peters Corners may originally have been Peter's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Peters Corners might be written as Peter Corners.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Peters Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peters Corners.

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 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.

Peters Corners is located in Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.

Below are the counties that are near Peters Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peters Corners:

  • Queen Anne's County     (The home county of Peters Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Sudlersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Barclay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Crumpton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ingleside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Roberts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Church Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Price
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Roe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kings Town Manor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Kingstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
    • Ruthsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Templeville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Marydel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
      • Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
      • Hollingsworth Crossroads
    • Goldsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Bridgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Greensboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Maple Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
    • Whiteleysburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
    • Ridgely
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
    • Hillsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Oil City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Oil City is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Thomas Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
  • Cecil County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Cecilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Warwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Earleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • John Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • John Town is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
    • Hack Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hack Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
    • Cayots
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cayots is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
    • Saint Augustine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • The Woods of Town Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Chesapeake City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bacon Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
    • Charlestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Delancy Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Elkton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Harford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Michaelsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Michaelsville is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
    • Aberdeen Proving Ground
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayside Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayside Village is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
    • Havre de Grace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perryman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Perryman is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
    • Aberdeen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Belcamp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside Village of Church Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Millington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Massey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lambson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Dogwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregg Neck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Sassafras
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Kennedyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mile Tree Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
    • Morganec Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Morganec Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Tappers Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
    • Wye Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cordova
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Skipton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Skipton is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
    • Woodland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Kent County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Hartly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Blackiston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
    • Marydel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dinahs Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
    • Lakeshore Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Clayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Village at Wild Quail
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlisle Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
    • Cheswold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Spruance City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Sunnyside Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Sandtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Vandyke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Blackbird
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Townsend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <2>
    • Middletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
    • Deakyneville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
    • Odessa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Odessa is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <2>
    • McDonough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Summit Bridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Port Penn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Georges
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Kirkwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Delaware City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Sussex County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Scotts Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
    • Lincoln Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Banning ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Greenwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Othello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Roadstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Corners, with the one closest to Peters Corners listed first.
    • Canton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge

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

Cemeteries Near Peters Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peters Corners.

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 Peters Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Holdens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Blanco Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sudlersville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Busic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Templeville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Goldsboro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackiston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bethesda Methodist Protestant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Clements Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (166 more) ...
    • Rochester Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryn Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Delaney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<5>

While we didn't find Peters Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peters Corners.

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

  • Sudlersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Downs Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
  • Templeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Templeville is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Slaughter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Slaughter is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Hartly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Barclay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Millington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marydel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Marydel is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Kenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Blackiston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
  • Pearsons Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
  • Delaney Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Crumpton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Roberts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Massey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Peters Corners ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peters Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peters Corners, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peters Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Peters Corners:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Peters Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Peters Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.