A visit to the Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery (FG ID #2297770)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
Lat: 38.8869° (38° 53' 12")
Lon: -75.7268° (-75° 43' 36")
The Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Dover. Dover lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Browns Farm Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ames Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ames Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ames Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ames Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeths Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elizabeths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Elizabeths Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Lukes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Pratt Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greensboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greensboro Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greensboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greensboro Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Ridgely Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgely Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ridgely Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Bloomery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomery Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bloomery Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Tharp Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oil City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andrewsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Denton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <7>
- Scotts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maple Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Tuckahoe Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Felton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denton
- Greensboro
- Harrington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Delaware:
- Pages specific to Kent County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8869, Longitude: -75.7268 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |