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 Wildwoods (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 Wildwoods. 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 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.
Wildwoods is located in Worcester 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 Worcester County: Sussex (DE), Somerset, Wicomico & Accomack (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Wildwoods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wildwoods:
- Worcester County (The home county of Wildwoods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwoods, with the one closest to Wildwoods listed first.
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pocomoke City
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Girdletree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedartown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whaleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Showell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bishop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ocean Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwoods, with the one closest to Wildwoods listed first.
- Rabbit Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Elliott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- 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
- Crocheron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Bishops Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Brookview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Toddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Wingate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwoods, with the one closest to Wildwoods listed first.
- Costen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- West Pocomoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rehobeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Manokin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Champ
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Oriole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwoods, with the one closest to Wildwoods listed first.
- Whiton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 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 northwest)
- 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
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Powellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Twiggs Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Parsonsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Centennial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Green Hill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Capitola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwoods, with the one closest to Wildwoods listed first.
- Delmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Selbyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mission
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Bunting
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Frankford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Williamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Dagsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwoods, with the one closest to Wildwoods listed first.
- Sign Post
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Greenbackville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Sinnickson
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Withams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Chincoteague
(18 miles [29 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
- Atlantic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Temperanceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Birch Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
- Hallwood
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Saxis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wildwoods, see our County-by-County Page for Wildwoods.
Cemeteries Near Wildwoods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wildwoods.
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 Wildwoods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wildwoods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wildwoods, with the one closest to Wildwoods listed first.
- Perryhawkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nassawango Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hutt Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pusey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Betheden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Betheden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Wildwoods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wildwoods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wildwoods, with the one closest to Wildwoods listed first.
- Whiteburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Corbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Costen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Pocomoke City
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Goodwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Scarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Girdletree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Princess Anne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boxiron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wildwoods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildwoods.
Newspapers Published in Wildwoods ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildwoods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wildwoods, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wildwoods.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wildwoods:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dorchester County
- Somerset County
- Wicomico 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 Wildwoods, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wildwoods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |