State Level Sites

• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Delaware 
  Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
• Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses 
  Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
  1800 , 1810 , 1820 , 1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1850 Slave Schedules , 1860 , 1860 Slave Schedules , 1870 , 1880 , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
• ePodunk 
  Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• Family History Centers in Delaware 
  From the FamilySearch web site . Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog - Delaware 
• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Delaware Mailing Lists 
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 
  From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
• NACO - About Counties 
  • Cities in the State 
• The Political Graveyard: Index to Cemeteries in Delaware 
• Public Records Online 
  Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
• RootsWeb - DelawareResources at RootsWeb 
• RootsWeb - Delaware County Message Boards 
• US-Counties.com - Delaware Counties, Cities and Townships 
• USGenWeb - Delaware 
• USGenWeb Archives - Delaware 
• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Delaware 
  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

When you know a city or geographic feature, but do not know the county, area or region:

• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 
• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names 
• Historic USGS Maps of Delaware - Image Map 
• Historic USGS Maps of Delaware - Quad Index 
• Historic USGS Maps of Delaware - Town Index 
• RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo 
• Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS Database - Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 

Localities within this state are listed alphabetically below:

Kent  New Castle  Sussex

Kent County

General:

• ePodunk - Kent County 
  Provides ancestral demographics for the county & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• KindredTrails.com - Kent County Delaware Genealogy 
• NACO - About Counties 
  • Cities in the County 
• Official County Web Site 
• RootsWeb 
• USGenWeb 
• USGenWeb Archives 

Cemeteries:

• ePodunk - Cemeteries 
  Listing of cemeteries in the state.
• GNIS County Cemetery Locations 
• The Political Graveyard 

Census:

• Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses 
  Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
  1800 , 1810 , 1820 , 1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1850 Slave Schedules , 1860 , 1860 Slave Schedules , 1870 , 1880 , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 

Directories:

Libraries, Archives & Museums:

• Barratt's Chapel and Musuem 
  Barratt's Chapel is the oldest surviving church building in the United States built by and for Methodists.
  • Annual Conference Records 
  • Biographies 
  • Local Church Records 
  • Periodicals 
  • Personal Papers 
• Family History Centers in Kent County 
  From the FamilySearch web site . Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog 
• KentNet.org 
  Libraries of Kent County.

Mailing Lists & Message Boards:

• DEKENT 
  Archives: browse or search.
• RootsWeb Message Board 

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:

• 1895 U.S. Atlas 

Military:

Miscellaneous Records:

Newspapers:

Obituaries:

Photographs & Memories:

• Harrington High School, Harrington, DE 1912 Commencement Program 
• Harrington High School, Harrington, DE 1914 Commencement Program 

People:

Publications, Software & Supplies:

Religion & Churches:

Societies & Groups:

• Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society 
  Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:

• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Delaware 
  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

New Castle County

General:

• ePodunk - New Castle County 
  Provides ancestral demographics for the county & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• KindredTrails.com - New Castle County Delaware Genealogy 
• NACO - About Counties 
  • Cities in the County 
• Old Swedes Church  ~ Wilmington
  • Research Policy for Old Swedes Records 
• Official County Web Site 
• RootsWeb 
• USGenWeb 
• USGenWeb Archives 

Cemeteries:

• ePodunk - Cemeteries 
  Listing of cemeteries in the state.
• GNIS County Cemetery Locations 
• The Political Graveyard 

Census:

• Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses 
  Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
  1800 , 1810 , 1820 , 1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1850 Slave Schedules , 1860 , 1860 Slave Schedules , 1870 , 1880 , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 

Directories:

Libraries, Archives & Museums:

• Family History Centers in New Castle County 
  From the FamilySearch web site . Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog 

Mailing Lists & Message Boards:

• DE-CLAYMONT Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Claymont, Delaware. Archives: browse or search.
• DENEWCAS 
  Archives: browse or search.
• RootsWeb Message Board 

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:

• 1895 U.S. Atlas 

Military:

Miscellaneous Records:

• A List of Taxable Persons & Estates for the Year 1777 in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle County, DE 

Newspapers:

Obituaries:

Photographs & Memories:

• Blackbird Delaware School House and Students early 1900s 
  Vintage photograph of the school house and students in Blackbird, New Castle County, Delaware from the early 1900s. The students are unknown. You might recognize one of them.

People:

Publications, Software & Supplies:

Religion & Churches:

Societies & Groups:

• New Castle Historical Society 

Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:

• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Delaware 
  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

Sussex County

General:

• ePodunk - Sussex County 
  Provides ancestral demographics for the county & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• KindredTrails.com - Sussex County Delaware Genealogy 
• NACO - About Counties 
  • Cities in the County 
• RootsWeb 
• USGenWeb 
• USGenWeb Archives 

Cemeteries:

• ePodunk - Cemeteries 
  Listing of cemeteries in the state.
• GNIS County Cemetery Locations 
• The Political Graveyard 

Census:

• Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses 
  Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
  1800 , 1810 , 1820 , 1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1850 Slave Schedules , 1860 , 1860 Slave Schedules , 1870 , 1880 , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 

Directories:

Libraries, Archives & Museums:

• Family History Library Catalog 

Mailing Lists & Message Boards:

• DESUSSEX 
  Archives: browse or search.
• RootsWeb Message Board 

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:

• 1895 U.S. Atlas 

Military:

Miscellaneous Records:

Newspapers:

Obituaries:

• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Delaware 
  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

People:

Publications, Software & Supplies:

Religion & Churches:

Societies & Groups:

• Lewes Historical Society 
• Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society 
  Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:

• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Delaware 
  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

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