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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 Waljacks Corners (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 Waljacks Corners. 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 Waljacks Corners ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Waljacks Corners: Waljacks Cors.
- While the name of this community is Waljacks Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Waljacks Corners may originally have been Waljack's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Waljacks Corners might be written as Waljack Corners.
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 southwest 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 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.
Waljacks Corners 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 Waljacks Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waljacks Corners:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Waljacks Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waljacks Corners, with the one closest to Waljacks Corners listed first.
- Queen Anne
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Queenstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Ingleside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Grasonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waljacks Corners, with the one closest to Waljacks Corners listed first.
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cape Saint Claire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Highland Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Saint Margarets
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Annapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Hillsmere Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Watergate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Idlewilde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Kimberly Woods Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Woods Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Woods Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waljacks Corners, with the one closest to Waljacks Corners listed first.
- Thomas Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Hillsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hollingsworth Circle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waljacks Corners, with the one closest to Waljacks Corners listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Secretary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Finchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Algonquin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Rhodesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Brookview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waljacks Corners, with the one closest to Waljacks Corners listed first.
- Cliffs City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- 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
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Mile Tree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Edesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Chestertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Rock Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Worton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kennedyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waljacks Corners, with the one closest to Waljacks Corners listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Kirkham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Harper ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Wicomico County
- Sharptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waljacks Corners, with the one closest to Waljacks Corners listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sandtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Andrewsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Marydel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Felton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waljacks Corners, with the one closest to Waljacks Corners 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Reliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Banning ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blades
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Lincoln Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waljacks Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Waljacks Corners.
Cemeteries Near Waljacks Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waljacks Corners.
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 Waljacks Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waljacks Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waljacks Corners, with the one closest to Waljacks Corners listed first.
- Green Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Waljacks Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waljacks Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waljacks Corners, with the one closest to Waljacks Corners listed first.
- Queen Anne
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Starr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Ruthsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Skipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Longwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Matthews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Williston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waljacks Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waljacks Corners.
Newspapers Published in Waljacks Corners ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waljacks Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waljacks Corners, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waljacks Corners.
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 helpful 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 Waljacks Corners:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Waljacks Corners, 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- Waljacks Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |