A visit to the Blades 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 Blades Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blades Cemetery:
38.6290, -75.6088
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blades Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blades Cemetery is located in Sussex County<2>.
The county seat for Sussex County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Blades Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blades Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Blades Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blades Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is located in Seaford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #259721 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104388 <5>
- New Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
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- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Family Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Family Cemetery
- The Robinson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Robinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201368 <5>
- Firemans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Firemans Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Cemetery
- The Firemans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1918032 <5>
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
- Dukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dukes Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ralphs Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ralphs Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blades Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blades Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blades
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Seaford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Heritage Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Briar Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Galestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sharptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Finchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Federalsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Brookview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Scotts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Walnut Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Delmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Rhodesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
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 Blades 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 Blades Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delmar
- Federalsburg
- Georgetown
- Laurel
- Seaford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Blades 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 Blades Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #217302 (Blades Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #217302 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: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seaford East
- Location given for Blades Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6290035 Lon: -75.6088158
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blades 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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