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A visit to the Banning Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Banning Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Banning Cemetery:

38.7837, -75.4785

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Banning Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Banning Cemetery is located in Sussex County<2>.

The county seat for Sussex County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies just to the southeast of the Banning Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Banning Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Banning Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Banning Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Faith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
  • Ellendale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ellendale Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Cemetery
  • New Market Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The New Market Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Greenwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484294 <5>
  • St. Johnstown Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johnstown Church Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johnstown Church Cemetery
    • The St. Johnstown Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Johnstown Cemetery
  • Reed Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Reed Family Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Georgetown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339511 <5>
  • Cokesbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lincoln.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986714 <5>
  • Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Williamsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tharp Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tharp Family Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tharp Family Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Farmington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156190 <5>
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    • Jones Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pratt Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Ponder Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Ponder Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Cemetery
    • Hickory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hickory Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
    • Old Hickory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Hickory Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Hickory Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Argo Corners.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967532 <5>
    • Siloam AME Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Siloam AME Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam AME Cemetery
      • The Siloam AME Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Siloam Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150853 <5>
    • Deputy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Deputy Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deputy Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2380811 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Banning Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Banning Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Banning ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Banning is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
  • Ellendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Williamsville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Jefferson Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
  • Anderson Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • East Side Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • East Side Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
    • Waples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Waples is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
    • Argo Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
    • Milford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Andrewsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Andrewsville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
    • Houston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Woods Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Woods Haven is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
    • Church Hill Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
    • Scotts Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
    • Briar Hook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
    • Heritage Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Ross
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ross is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Harbeson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Harrington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Adamsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Adamsville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Banning Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sussex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Banning Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Banning Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Delaware:
  • Pages specific to Sussex County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Banning Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #213597  (Banning Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #213597 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Sussex
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ellendale
      • Location given for Banning Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.7837245     Lon: -75.4785332
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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- Banning Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
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