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 Stafford Heights (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 Stafford Heights. 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 Stafford Heights ...
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 Stafford Heights: Stafford Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stafford Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stafford Heights.
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 northwest 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 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.
Stafford Heights is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Kent (DE), Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Queen Anne's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Stafford Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stafford Heights:
- Caroline County (The home county of Stafford Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Heights, with the one closest to Stafford Heights listed first.
- Denton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oil City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Thomas Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Maple Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Whiteleysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Heights, with the one closest to Stafford Heights listed first.
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Waddells Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Finchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Hurlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Reliance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- East New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brookview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Galestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Walnut Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Heights, with the one closest to Stafford Heights listed first.
- Old Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Cliffs City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Millington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Chestertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Edesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Heights, with the one closest to Stafford Heights listed first.
- Queen Anne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Ingleside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roberts
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Bloomingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Centreville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Barclay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Guys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Queenstown
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Church Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Heights, with the one closest to Stafford Heights listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Talbot Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trappe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Tunis Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Royal Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Heights, with the one closest to Stafford Heights listed first.
- Sharptown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(27 miles [43.5 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Heights, with the one closest to Stafford Heights listed first.
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Whiteleysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Andrewsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Williamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Felton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Heights, with the one closest to Stafford Heights listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Reliance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Heritage Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blades
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Lincoln Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Ellendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stafford Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Stafford Heights.
Cemeteries Near Stafford Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stafford Heights.
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 Stafford Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stafford Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stafford Heights, with the one closest to Stafford Heights listed first.
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ames Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Stafford Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stafford Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stafford Heights, with the one closest to Stafford Heights listed first.
- Denton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hobbs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hobbs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Williston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Andersontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Anthony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Burrsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burrsville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- American Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- American Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
- Matthews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Agner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Agner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agner
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stafford Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stafford Heights.
Newspapers Published in Stafford Heights ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stafford Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stafford Heights, 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 Stafford Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Stafford Heights:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's 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> | 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 Stafford Heights, 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- Stafford Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |