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 Thompsontown (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 Thompsontown. 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.
Thompsontown 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 Thompsontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompsontown:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Thompsontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- East New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Secretary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linkwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Hurlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Brookview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Waddells Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Marshyhope Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Eldorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Rabbit Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- Cove Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- Hynson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Federalsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Tanyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Tuckahoe Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hickman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Denton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Thomas Town
(23 miles [37 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 Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- Queen Anne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Guys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Dames Quarter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Princess Anne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deal Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oriole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Wenona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- Trappe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Kirkham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Royal Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Newcomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Cordova
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tappers Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Leeds Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Saint Michaels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- Sharptown
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyaskin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Bivalve
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Jesterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Delmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Green Hill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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 Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- Hickman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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 Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- Reliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Briar Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Blades
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Ross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Bridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ward
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompsontown, see our County-by-County Page for Thompsontown.
Cemeteries Near Thompsontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompsontown.
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 Thompsontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompsontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East New Market Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reids Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Dorchester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Airey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Vienna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Bambury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Thompsontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thompsontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompsontown, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- East New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linkwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Rhodesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Secretary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Hurlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookview
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Choptank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompsontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompsontown.
Newspapers Published in Thompsontown ...
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 Thompsontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompsontown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompsontown.
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 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 Thompsontown:
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thompsontown) 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 Thompsontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |