A visit to the Deputy 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 Deputy Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Deputy Cemetery (FG ID #2380811)
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 Deputy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Deputy Cemetery
Lat: 38.8814° (38° 52' 53")
Lon: -75.3693° (-75° 22' 9")
The cemetery is located in Sussex County<2>.
As an estimate, the Deputy Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
The county seat for Sussex County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Deputy Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Deputy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Deputy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Siloam AME Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Slaughter Neck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Cedar Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Levi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Milford Community Cemetery (New)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellendale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ellendale Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- New Market Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Market Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Market Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Market Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Hazzard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazzard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hazzard Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ponder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponder Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ponder Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Betts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Betts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Betts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sussex County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Deputy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Deputy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Argo Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Milford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <6>
- Slaughter Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <6>
- Waples
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waples. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waples
- From the Deputy Cemetery to Waples
- Church Hill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Side Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Side Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
- East Side Village is located in Sussex County
- Banning ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Banning
- From the Deputy Cemetery to Banning
- Frederica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harbeson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbeson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbeson
- Harbeson is located in Sussex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbeson <6>
- Harrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cool Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Bowers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
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 Deputy 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 Deputy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Georgetown
- Harrington
- Lewes
- Lewes lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Deputy Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
- Lincoln
- Milton
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 either 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 Deputy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Delaware:
- Pages specific to Sussex County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) 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 Deputy Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/
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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Deputy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8814, Longitude: -75.3693 |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |