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 Unicorn (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 Unicorn. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Unicorn is located in Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Unicorn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Unicorn:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Unicorn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Crumpton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sudlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barclay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Kings Town Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Price
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Indian Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Harewood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bird River Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Bradshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Templeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Marydel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hollingsworth Circle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Goldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maple Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Ridgely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Whiteleysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Thomas Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Cecilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Earleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- John Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Warwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hack Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Cayots
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Saint Augustine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- The Woods of Town Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charlestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Perry Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Bacon Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Forest View Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forest View Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Bayside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Havre de Grace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Aberdeen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belcamp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Abingdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Harford Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Millington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lambson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Massey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gregg Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Mile Tree Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Chestertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Wye Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Blackiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Hartly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Spruance City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Lakeshore Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carlisle Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Cheswold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Vandyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Blackbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Townsend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- McDonough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Summit Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Kirkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Port Penn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Georges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Bay Side
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Unicorn, see our County-by-County Page for Unicorn.
Cemeteries Near Unicorn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unicorn.
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 Unicorn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Unicorn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holdens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sudlersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Clements Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olivet Hill Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Blanco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackiston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Unicorn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Unicorn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Unicorn, with the one closest to Unicorn listed first.
- Millington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crumpton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chesterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Lambson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Sudlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Massey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGinnes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnes
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barclay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Delaney Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
- Golts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Downs Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Unicorn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Unicorn.
Newspapers Published in Unicorn ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unicorn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Unicorn, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Unicorn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Unicorn:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Cumberland County
- Salem 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> | 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 Unicorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Unicorn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |