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 Pocomoke City (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 Pocomoke City. 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 Pocomoke City ...
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.
Over the years, Pocomoke City had several name changes:
- Prior to its current name of Pocomoke City, it was known as New Town.
- Before changing to New Town, it was named Stevens Landing.
- Pocomoke City was originally named Stevens Landing
Another variation: Pocomoke.
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.
A Few Details for Pocomoke City ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Pocomoke City 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 Pocomoke City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pocomoke City:
- Worcester County (The home county of Pocomoke City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocomoke City, with the one closest to Pocomoke City listed first.
- Girdletree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whaleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Showell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- West Ocean City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocomoke City, with the one closest to Pocomoke City listed first.
- Crocheron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Elliott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocomoke City, with the one closest to Pocomoke City listed first.
- West Pocomoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Costen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Rehobeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Manokin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Tulls Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Princess Anne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Upper Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Champ
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocomoke City, with the one closest to Pocomoke City listed first.
- Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Fruitland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whiton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Twiggs Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Dogwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Green Hill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Salisbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Powellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Capitola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Centennial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Parsonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocomoke City, with the one closest to Pocomoke City listed first.
- Delmar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocomoke City, with the one closest to Pocomoke City listed first.
- Sign Post
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Withams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Sinnickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Greenbackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Franklin City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Atlantic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Temperanceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Groton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Hallwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Chincoteague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Saxis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Birch Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pocomoke City, see our County-by-County Page for Pocomoke City.
Cemeteries Near Pocomoke City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pocomoke City.
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 Pocomoke City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pocomoke City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pocomoke City, with the one closest to Pocomoke City listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pitts Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Remson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hancock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pocomoke City had a population of 1,866 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pocomoke City had a population of 4,095 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pocomoke City, with the one closest to Pocomoke City listed first.
- Goodwill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Costen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Rehobeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Welbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Corbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Marumsco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
- Horntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Girdletree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Whiteburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Horsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Wattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Greenbackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pocomoke City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pocomoke City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pocomoke City ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocomoke City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pocomoke City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pocomoke City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pocomoke City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Pocomoke City.
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 Pocomoke City:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Sussex County
- Accomack County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pocomoke City, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pocomoke City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |