A visit to the Downham 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 Downham Cemetery ...
The Downham Cemetery is located in Kent County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Amish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Barratts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barratts Chapel Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barratts Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barratts Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Frederica.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1028202 <2>
- Bethesda Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Farm Burial Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Browns Farm Burial Ground is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Farm Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Browns Farm Burial Ground is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Harrington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183788 <2>
- Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- The St. James Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Union AME Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104413 <2>
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Whatcoat Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatcoat Cemetery
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Downham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alexanders Village
- Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
- Bicentennial Village
- Camden
- Church Hill Village
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Dover
- Felton
- Frederica
- Harrington
- Henderson
- Highland Acres
- Highland Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
- Houston
- Kent Acres
- Kent Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- London Village
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Magnolia
- Marydel
- Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Riverview
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rodney Village
- Rodney Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Village
- Rodric Village
- Rodric Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
- Sandtown
- Sandtown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Star Hill Village
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- Summerfield Village
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- The Village at Wild Quail
- Viola
- Whiteleysburg
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Whiteleysburg
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodside
- Wyoming
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 Downham Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Downham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Downham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Delaware:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Downham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #213900 (Downham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #213900 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 18 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wyoming
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Downham Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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