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 Riverton Acres (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 Riverton Acres. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Riverton Acres is located in Wicomico 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 Wicomico County: Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Somerset & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near Riverton Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverton Acres:
- Wicomico County (The home county of Riverton Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton Acres, with the one closest to Riverton Acres listed first.
- Sharptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Delmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twiggs Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Dogwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Green Hill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Fruitland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton Acres, with the one closest to Riverton Acres listed first.
- Federalsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Tuckahoe Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Denton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton Acres, with the one closest to Riverton Acres listed first.
- Walnut Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Galestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Marshyhope Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- East New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- Queen Anne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton Acres, with the one closest to Riverton Acres listed first.
- Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Princess Anne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Dames Quarter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oriole
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Chance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manokin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deal Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton Acres, with the one closest to Riverton Acres listed first.
- Trappe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Kirkham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Royal Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tappers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton Acres, with the one closest to Riverton Acres listed first.
- Whaleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Showell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Snow Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bishopville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton Acres, with the one closest to Riverton Acres listed first.
- Adamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Andrewsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Williamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Harrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton Acres, with the one closest to Riverton Acres listed first.
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Blades
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Seaford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Briar Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Ward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Mission
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverton Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Riverton Acres.
Cemeteries Near Riverton Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverton Acres.
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 Riverton Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverton Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverton Acres, with the one closest to Riverton Acres listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Firemans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Creek Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vienna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ralphs Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reids Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McKendree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Riverton Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverton Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverton Acres, with the one closest to Riverton Acres listed first.
- Riverton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Sharptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Walnut Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Galestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Athol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Brookview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quantico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverton Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverton Acres.
Newspapers Published in Riverton Acres ...
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 Riverton Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverton Acres, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverton Acres.
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 Riverton Acres:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Wicomico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Worcester County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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 Riverton Acres, 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' (or 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- Riverton Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |