Delaware, United States Genealogy


 * This article is about the eastern U.S. state. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation).

United States   Delaware

Featured Content
The article, United States Emigration and Immigration lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include references to people who settled in Delaware. Also, the Tracing Immigrant Origins article introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown.

Counties
Extinct or Renamed Counties:  Deale | Hoarekill | New Amistel | St. Jones | Upland | Durham, MD | old Worcester, MD

Major Repositories
Delaware Public Archives· Historical Society of Delaware· Delaware Genealogical Society· National Archives Mid Atlantic Region (Philadelphia)· Allen County Public Library

Migration Routes
Delaware River· King's Highway

Research Tools

 * Find which county a town is in, what town a cemetery is in, even where a postoffice or building is by using the United States Geographical Survey's Geographical Names Information System.
 * Delaware Trails to the Past
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.
 * The Delaware GenWeb Project has a wealth of information and is a part of the larger USGenWeb Project. The USGenWeb Project provides internet information on every county in every state in the United States.
 * BYU Research Outline for Delaware

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