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 Upper Ferry (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 Upper Ferry. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Upper Ferry is located in Wicomico 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 Wicomico County: Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Somerset & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near Upper Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Ferry:
- Wicomico County (The home county of Upper Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Ferry, with the one closest to Upper Ferry listed first.
- Centennial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Twiggs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Rockawalking Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Quantico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Dogwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Fruitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Capitola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Ferry, with the one closest to Upper Ferry listed first.
- Federalsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Ferry, with the one closest to Upper Ferry listed first.
- Rabbit Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Galestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Brookview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Elliott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Linkwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Bishops Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Ferry, with the one closest to Upper Ferry listed first.
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Monie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Oriole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Manokin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Westover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dames Quarter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- Trappe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Ferry, with the one closest to Upper Ferry listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Girdletree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Showell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bishopville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ocean Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Ferry, with the one closest to Upper Ferry listed first.
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blades
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Reliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Seaford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Briar Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Mission
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Selbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Ferry, with the one closest to Upper Ferry listed first.
- Sign Post
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Saxis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Withams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Franklin City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Wattsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Upper Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Ferry.
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 Upper Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Ferry, with the one closest to Upper Ferry listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hustons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dolbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wicomico Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barren Creek Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Upper Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Ferry, with the one closest to Upper Ferry listed first.
- Whayland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whayland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whayland
- Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Quantico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fruitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loretto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Capitola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Whitehaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Widgeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Widgeon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgeon
- Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Princess Anne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bivalve
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Upper Ferry ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Ferry, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Ferry.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Upper Ferry:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Wicomico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Worcester County
- Sussex County
- Accomack 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 Upper Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Upper Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |