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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 Reids Grove (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 Reids Grove. 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 Reids Grove ...
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 Reids Grove: Reids Grv.
- While the name of this community is Reids Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reids Grove may originally have been Reid's Grove.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reids Grove might be written as Reid Grove.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reids Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reids Grove.
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 and 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.
Reids Grove is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Sussex (DE), Caroline, Somerset, Talbot & Wicomico.
Below are the counties that are near Reids Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reids Grove:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Reids Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids Grove, with the one closest to Reids Grove listed first.
- Rhodesdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Brookview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Rabbit Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Galestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Marshyhope Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- East New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Hurlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Finchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids Grove, with the one closest to Reids Grove listed first.
- Federalsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Tuckahoe Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Denton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids Grove, with the one closest to Reids Grove listed first.
- Queen Anne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids Grove, with the one closest to Reids Grove listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dames Quarter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Oriole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Chance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Deal Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Wenona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Manokin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids Grove, with the one closest to Reids Grove listed first.
- Trappe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Kirkham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Royal Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Newcomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Cordova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tappers Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Leeds Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Tunis Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids Grove, with the one closest to Reids Grove listed first.
- Sharptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Cedar Hurst Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tyaskin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centennial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Bivalve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Capitola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Green Hill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Twiggs Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Worcester County
- Whaleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids Grove, with the one closest to Reids Grove listed first.
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Andrewsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Whiteleysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Harrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids Grove, with the one closest to Reids Grove listed first.
- Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blades
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Briar Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Scotts Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reids Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Reids Grove.
Cemeteries Near Reids Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reids Grove.
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 Reids Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reids Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reids Grove, with the one closest to Reids Grove listed first.
- Reids Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vienna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eldorado Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barren Creek Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Firemans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Reids Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reids Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reids Grove, with the one closest to Reids Grove listed first.
- Rhodesdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Brookview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Riverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Sharptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Galestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- East New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hurlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Finchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reids Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reids Grove.
Newspapers Published in Reids Grove ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reids Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reids Grove, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reids Grove.
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 either 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 Reids Grove:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Dorchester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Reids Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Reids Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |