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 Secretary (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 Secretary. 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 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.
Secretary 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 Secretary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Secretary:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Secretary)
- The following are listed by their distance from Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- East New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Hurlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Linkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Marshyhope Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Rhodesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Algonquin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- Cove Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Federalsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Denton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Thomas Town
(21 miles [33.8 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 Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- Queen Anne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Guys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Ruthsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Grasonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Kent Narrows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Mattapex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Centreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Eden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Dames Quarter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Chance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oriole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Princess Anne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- Trappe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Kirkham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Cordova
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leeds Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Neavitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- Sharptown
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyaskin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bivalve
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Jesterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Cedar Hurst Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Delmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Green Hill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Harrington
(29 miles [46.7 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 Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- Reliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blades
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- 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
- Laurel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Secretary, see our County-by-County Page for Secretary.
Cemeteries Near Secretary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Secretary.
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 Secretary - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Secretary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- East New Market Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<2> the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Waddells Corner.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Washington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81749 <4>
- Upper Bambury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Airey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Secretary had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Secretary had a population of 496 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Secretary, with the one closest to Secretary listed first.
- East New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Linkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Hurlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Choptank
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Beulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Rhodesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Linchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linchester is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linchester
- Trappe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Secretary. See our List of 1890's Communities around Secretary.
Newspapers Published in Secretary ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Secretary.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Secretary, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Secretary.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Secretary:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Dorchester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Secretary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Secretary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |