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 Union Corner (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 Union Corner. 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 Union Corner ...
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 Union Corner: Union Cor. (or less commonly used: Union Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Corner.
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 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.
Union Corner 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 Union Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Corner:
- Caroline County (The home county of Union Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Goldsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Hollingsworth Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Marydel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Whiteleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Ridgely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Templeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Cecilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Earleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- John Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Hack Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Waddells Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Finchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Hurlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Secretary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Millington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Mile Tree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Massey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chestertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Cliffs City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Lambson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Galena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kennedyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Ingleside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Roberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Ruthsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Queen Anne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sudlersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Centreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Skipton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Talbot Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Kirkham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Sandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Marydel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Willow Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Hartly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- The Village at Wild Quail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summerfield Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Dinahs Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Vandyke
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Blackbird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Bridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Ellendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Heritage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Union Corner.
Cemeteries Near Union Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Corner.
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 Union Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Jarrell Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Union UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Union UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Goldsboro.
- The New Union UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81732 <3>
- Greensboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ridgely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Rochester Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Templeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Union Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Goldsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Greensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Ingleside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Ridgely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Whiteleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Marydel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Roe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Templeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Ruthsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hollandsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hollandsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Roberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Corner.
Newspapers Published in Union Corner ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Corner, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Corner.
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 Union Corner:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cecil County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle 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> | 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- Union Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Union Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |