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 Polk Landing (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 Polk Landing. 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 Polk Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Polk Landing: Polk Lndg. (or less commonly used: Polk Lndng.)
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.
Polk Landing is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Wicomico, Worcester & Accomack (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Polk Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Polk Landing:
- Somerset County (The home county of Polk Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Polk Landing, with the one closest to Polk Landing listed first.
- Loretto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Princess Anne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Monie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Oriole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Champ
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Manokin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Dames Quarter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Costen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Caroline County
- Federalsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polk Landing, with the one closest to Polk Landing listed first.
- Elliott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Rabbit Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Bishops Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Crocheron
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Toddville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Wingate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Galestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Brookview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Bucktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polk Landing, with the one closest to Polk Landing listed first.
- Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Twiggs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Green Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Capitola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Quantico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Rockawalking Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bivalve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polk Landing, with the one closest to Polk Landing listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Girdletree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Stockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whaleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Showell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bishop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Polk Landing, with the one closest to Polk Landing listed first.
- Delmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Blades
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Seaford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Mission
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Briar Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Selbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Polk Landing, with the one closest to Polk Landing listed first.
- Saxis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Withams
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Sign Post
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sinnickson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Franklin City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Hallwood
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Temperanceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Atlantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Groton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Chincoteague
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Polk Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Polk Landing.
Cemeteries Near Polk Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Polk Landing.
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 Polk Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Polk Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Polk Landing, with the one closest to Polk Landing listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manokin Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Andrews Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dolbey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oriole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Polk Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Polk Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Polk Landing, with the one closest to Polk Landing listed first.
- Widgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Widgeon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgeon
- Loretto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Whitehaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Princess Anne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whayland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whayland
- Capitola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Victor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Monie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oriole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Quantico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edwin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Polk Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Polk Landing.
Newspapers Published in Polk Landing ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Polk Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Polk Landing, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Polk Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Polk Landing:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester 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 Polk Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polk Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |