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 Port Herman (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 Port Herman. 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 Port Herman ...
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 Port Herman: Prt. Herman
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Port Herman is located in Cecil 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 Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Port Herman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Herman:
- Cecil County (The home county of Port Herman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- The Woods of Town Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hack Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Cayots
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Chesapeake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- John Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Charlestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cecilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Earleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bacon Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Forest View Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest View Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
- North East
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Franklinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Bradshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Harewood Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Jerusalem Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Biscayne Bay Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Dundee Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Bird River Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Kingsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Upper Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Bowleys Quarters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
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- Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Templeville
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bayside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Lapidum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Aberdeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Webster Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Michaelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Hopewell Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Perryman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Dogwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Sassafras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lambson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Betterton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kennedyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Crumpton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Sudlersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barclay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Church Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Indian Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Ingleside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Blackiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spruance City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Lakeshore Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Cheswold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dinahs Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Hartly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Summit Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Kirkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pencader Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- McDonough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Odessa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Georges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Keeney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Townsend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vandyke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Brookside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Bay Side
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Othello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Pennsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Hancocks Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Pointers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Acton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Quinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Penton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Carneys Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Alloway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Pecks Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Riddleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Chrome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Kemblesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Strickersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Barnsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Elkview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Tweedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Jennersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- West Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Kirks Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Summerhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Little Britain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- McSparran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mechanic Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Ninepoints
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Buck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Quarryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Slate Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Castle Fin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Herman, see our County-by-County Page for Port Herman.
Cemeteries Near Port Herman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Herman.
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 Port Herman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Herman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Elk Neck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Veazey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elkton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boulden Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gilpin Manor Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilpin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Port Herman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Port Herman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Herman, with the one closest to Port Herman listed first.
- Town Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Town Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
- Elk Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
- Saint Augustine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Chesapeake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Earleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cecilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Charlestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North East
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bacon Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Leslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foys Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foys Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foys Hill
- Principio Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Herman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Herman.
Newspapers Published in Port Herman ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Herman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Herman, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Herman.
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 Port Herman:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York 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 Port Herman, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Herman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |