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A visit to the Ellendale 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 Ellendale Cemetery ...

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

38.8115, -75.4185

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

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

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Ellendale Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ellendale Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Market Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The New Market Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market Cemetery
  • Banning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Banning Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning Cemetery
  • Faith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Reed Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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>
  • Old Hickory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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>
  • Ponder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ponder Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Cemetery
  • Slaughter Neck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hickory Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
  • Siloam AME Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Betts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Betts Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Levi Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Levi Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Levi Cemetery is located in Milford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2373017 <5>
    • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Milford Community Cemetery (Old)
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963823 <5>
    • Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Milford Community Cemetery (New)
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Milford Community Cemetery (New) is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Community Cemetery (New)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milford Community Cemetery (New) is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987697 <5>
    • Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Hazzard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hazzard Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazzard Cemetery

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 Ellendale Cemetery.

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

  • Ellendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
  • Jefferson Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
  • Anderson Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
  • Lincoln
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Argo Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
  • Banning ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Banning is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
  • Milton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Side Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Side Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
  • Waples
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waples is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
  • Milford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Williamsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamsville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods Haven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Woods Haven is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
    • Church Hill Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
    • Harbeson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Slaughter Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cool Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Bridgeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sea Spray Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
    • Andrewsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Andrewsville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville

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 Ellendale 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 Ellendale 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 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 Ellendale 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 Ellendale Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #217406  (Ellendale Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #217406 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: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ellendale
      • Location given for Ellendale Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.811502     Lon: -75.4185301
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ellendale 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.