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 West Galloway (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 West Galloway. 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 West Galloway ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Galloway: W. Galloway
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Galloway. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Galloway.
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 and hospitals 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.
West Galloway is located in Talbot 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 Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near West Galloway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Galloway:
- Talbot County (The home county of West Galloway)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Talbot Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Kirkham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Skipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Saint Michaels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Highland Beach
(23 miles [37 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
- Idlewilde
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Shady Side
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Churchton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Mayo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Annapolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Saint Claire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Margarets
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Deale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Galesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- North Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Owings Town Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Sunderland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Tanyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tuckahoe Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Denton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Federalsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Secretary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- East New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Lloyds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hills Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Patamoke Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Marshyhope Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Linkwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- James
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Cliffs City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Edesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Rock Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Willoughby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Queen Anne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Grasonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Ruthsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Kent Narrows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Stevensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Sharptown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Whiteleysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Andrewsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Sandtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Reliance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Blades
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Seaford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Galloway, see our County-by-County Page for West Galloway.
Cemeteries Near West Galloway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Galloway.
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 West Galloway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Galloway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Richland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Doverbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Round Top Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Queen Esther Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landing Neck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 West Galloway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Galloway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Galloway, with the one closest to West Galloway listed first.
- Easton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Longwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Kirkham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Matthews
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Tunis Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Cordova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Royal Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Michaels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Galloway. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Galloway.
Newspapers Published in West Galloway ...
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 West Galloway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Galloway, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Galloway.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Galloway:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Wicomico County
- Kent 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> | 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 West Galloway, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Galloway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |