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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 Toddville (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 Toddville. 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 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.

Toddville 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 Toddville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toddville:

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Toddville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.
    • Wingate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bishops Head
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
    • Elliott
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Elliott is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Crapo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
    • Andrews
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Crocheron
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
    • Lakesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Fishing Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Golden Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Bucktown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
    • Church Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Woolford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.
    • Cove Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
    • Brianwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
    • Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Drum Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
    • Olivet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Olivet is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Solomons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cove View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Dowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Coster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Lusby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Saint Leonard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.
    • Preston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hynson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hynson is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.
    • Dameron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
    • Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lexington Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gum Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Scotland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Marys City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • California
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Drayden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Great Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • North Town Creek Manor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
    • Callaway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Valley Lee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.
    • Chance
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deal Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dames Quarter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wenona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wenona is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
    • Mount Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Monie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Monie is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
    • Oriole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oriole is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
    • Champ
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Champ is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
    • Frenchtown - Rumbly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
    • Fairmount
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairmount is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Somersett Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
    • Upper Fairmount
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.
    • Trappe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.
    • Bivalve
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jesterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
    • Nanticoke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
    • Tyaskin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Capitola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Capitola is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Green Hill Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
    • Quantico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Twiggs Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
    • Allen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Mardela Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Centennial Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
    • Hebron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sussex County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.
    • Delmar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <1>
    • Bethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <1>
    • Reliance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Northumberland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.
    • Ophelia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnybank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toddville, see our County-by-County Page for Toddville.

Cemeteries Near Toddville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toddville.

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 Toddville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toddville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.

  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliotts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gootee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Insley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chance & Rock Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotts Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Woolford Mace Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Toddville had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Toddville, with the one closest to Toddville listed first.

  • Wingate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bishops Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
  • Elliott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Elliott is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Crapo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
  • Lakesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
  • Hoopersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoopersville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopersville
  • Fishing Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nanticoke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Bivalve
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bestpitch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bestpitch is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestpitch
  • Golden Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
  • Deal Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Chance
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucktown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
    • Wenona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wenona is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toddville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toddville.

Newspapers Published in Toddville ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toddville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toddville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toddville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Toddville:

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>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 Toddville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Toddville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.