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 Public 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 Public 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 Public 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 Public Landing: Public Lndg. (or less commonly used: Public Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Public Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Public Landing.
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 doctors 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.
Public Landing 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 Public Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Public Landing:
- Worcester County (The home county of Public Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Public Landing, with the one closest to Public Landing listed first.
- Cedartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Girdletree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Ocean City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Pocomoke City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Showell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Whaleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ocean City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bishop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Public Landing, with the one closest to Public Landing listed first.
- West Pocomoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Costen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Rehobeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Manokin
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Tulls Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Champ
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Public Landing, with the one closest to Public Landing listed first.
- Whiton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Powellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Willards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pittsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parsonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Dogwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Fruitland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cedar Hurst Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Public Landing, with the one closest to Public Landing listed first.
- Selbyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bunting
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Williamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Roxana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Bayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Fenwick Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Frankford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Omar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Delmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dagsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mission
(27 miles [43.5 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 Public Landing, with the one closest to Public Landing listed first.
- Franklin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sinnickson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Chincoteague
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Sign Post
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Birch Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
- Wattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Atlantic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Withams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Temperanceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Groton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Mappsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Public Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Public Landing.
Cemeteries Near Public Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Public 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 Public Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Public Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Public Landing, with the one closest to Public Landing listed first.
- Green Acres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whatcoat United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- All Hallows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Makemie Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bates Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Trinity Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Portersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Gate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Public Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Public Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Public Landing, with the one closest to Public Landing listed first.
- Spence
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spence is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Cedartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Boxiron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Scarboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Girdletree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ironshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Whiton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Greenbackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Franklin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Colbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- 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 Public Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Public Landing.
Newspapers Published in Public 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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Public Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Public Landing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Public Landing.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Public Landing:
- 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 Public Landing, 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- Public Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |