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 Ward (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 Ward. 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 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.
Ward is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Wicomico, Worcester & Accomack (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Ward. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ward:
- Somerset County (The home county of Ward)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Crisfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daugherty Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
- Lawsonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonia is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
- Tulls Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Frenchtown - Rumbly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
- Upper Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Manokin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Rehobeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
- Crocheron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Bishops Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Elliott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Wingate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Crapo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Andrews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Lakesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Fishing Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mary's County
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
- Nanticoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Capitola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Jesterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bivalve
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Twiggs Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Tyaskin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Quantico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Centennial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Stockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Girdletree
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Snow Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
- Saxis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Withams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Groton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Hallwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Bloxom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temperanceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tangier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Hopeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Mappsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parksley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Atlantic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
- Ophelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnybank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Reedville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fleeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ward, see our County-by-County Page for Ward.
Cemeteries Near Ward ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ward.
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 Ward - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ward covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
- Sunny Ridge Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mariners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quindocqua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Landford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- A Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Fairmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rehobeth 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.<2>
While we didn't find Ward in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ward.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Crisfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tulls Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Upper Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Marumsco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
- Manokin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Rehobeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edwin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Messongo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ward. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ward.
Newspapers Published in Ward ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ward.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ward, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ward.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ward:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Saint Mary's County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Accomack County
- Northumberland 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 Ward, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |