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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Yorke. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yorke to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yorke, please Contact Us.
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 Yorke (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 Yorke. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Yorke is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Yorke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yorke:
- Talbot County (The home county of Yorke)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- Skipton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cordova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Tappers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Talbot Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Tunis Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leeds Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Kirkham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Harper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Newcomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Highland Beach
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Cape Saint Claire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Saint Margarets
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Hillsmere Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Idlewilde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Watergate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Bellerive Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Annapolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Shady Side
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baltimore County
- Fort Howard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- North Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Owings Town Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Thomas Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Tuckahoe Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Tanyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Denton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bridgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Greensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Secretary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hurlock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Algonquin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Lloyds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- East New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Patamoke Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- James
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Finchville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- Cliffs City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Edesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Pomona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Rock Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chestertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Worton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Millington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Still Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- Willoughby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Queen Anne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Guys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Grasonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Kent Narrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Cheslou Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Mattapex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Wicomico County
- Sharptown
(30 miles [48.3 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 Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sandtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- 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
- Marydel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hartly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Felton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Reliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Blades
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yorke, see our County-by-County Page for Yorke.
Cemeteries Near Yorke ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorke.
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 Yorke - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yorke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wye of Carmichael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- DeShields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Richland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Doverbrook 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.
While we didn't find Yorke in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yorke.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yorke, with the one closest to Yorke listed first.
- Skipton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Longwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Wye Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cordova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willoughby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Carmichael
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carmichael is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Tunis Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Queen Anne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Guys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Starr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Matthews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Queenstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yorke. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yorke.
Newspapers Published in Yorke ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorke.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yorke, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yorke.
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 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 Yorke:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore 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> | 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 Yorke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Yorke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |