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 Wellington (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 Wellington. 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.
Wellington 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 Wellington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wellington:
- Somerset County (The home county of Wellington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Costen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- West Pocomoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Princess Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Rehobeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Manokin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Champ
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Oriole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Elliott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Crocheron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Rabbit Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bishops Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Toddville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Walnut Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Wingate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Galestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Brookview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Andrews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Twiggs Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Dogwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Green Hill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Capitola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Centennial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- White Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Whiton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Cedar Hurst Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Quantico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Girdletree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedartown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whaleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Showell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bishop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ocean Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Delmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ward
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Selbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mission
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Sign Post
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Withams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Franklin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Wattsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Saxis
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Atlantic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Temperanceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hallwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Chincoteague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Birch Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wellington, see our County-by-County Page for Wellington.
Cemeteries Near Wellington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellington.
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 Wellington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wellington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Emanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perryhawkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pusey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manokin Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Andrews Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Wellington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wellington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
- Costen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Whiteburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Westover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Princess Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pocomoke City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Corbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Edwin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edwin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin
- Manokin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Rehobeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodwill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Widgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Widgeon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgeon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wellington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wellington.
Newspapers Published in Wellington ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wellington, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wellington.
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 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 Wellington:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Wicomico 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 Wellington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |