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A visit to the First Presbyterian Churchyard ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the First Presbyterian Churchyard. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The First Presbyterian Churchyard (FG ID #1585333)

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 First Presbyterian Churchyard ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Presbyterian Churchyard

Lat:   39.5785°   (39° 34' 42")

Lon:   -75.5931°   (-75° 35' 35")

The cemetery is located in New Castle County<2>.

As an estimate, the First Presbyterian Churchyard is located in Delaware City.

The county seat for New Castle County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the First Presbyterian Churchyard .

Establishment of the First Presbyterian Churchyard ...

The First Presbyterian Churchyard was established in 1836.

Name Variations for First Presbyterian Churchyard ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

First Presbyterian Churchyard has also been known as:

  • First Presbyterian Church Cemetery

We have seen the following variation for First Presbyterian Churchyard:

  • First Presbyterian Church Yard

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 First Presbyterian Churchyard:

  • Pages specific to Delaware:
  • Pages specific to New Castle 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 First Presbyterian Churchyard itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the First Presbyterian Churchyard.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Presbyterian Churchyard, with the nearest first.

    • Delaware City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Saint Georges
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Penn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bear
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
      • Bear is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear <4>
    • New Castle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Centennial Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
      • Centennial Village is located in New Castle County
    • Kirkwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
      • Kirkwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <4>
    • Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Pennsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Raintree Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
      • Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
    • Keeney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
      • Keeney is located in New Castle County
    • Summit Bridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Pointers
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
        • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Christiana
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Christiana Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiana Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
        • Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
      • Wilmington Manor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Manor
        • Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County
      • Woodshade
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
        • Woodshade is located in New Castle County
      • Hancocks Bridge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancocks Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
        • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Salem Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
        • Salem Village is located in New Castle County
      • Glasgow
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
        • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
      • Odessa
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stanton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
        • Stanton is located in New Castle County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
      • Ruthby
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
        • Ruthby is located in New Castle County
      • Brookside
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
        • Brookside is located in New Castle County
      • Wilson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
        • Wilson is located in New Castle County
      • Newport
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Pencader Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencader Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
        • Pencader Village is located in New Castle County

    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 First Presbyterian Churchyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New Castle County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Presbyterian Churchyard.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the First Presbyterian Churchyard.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Presbyterian Churchyard, with the nearest first.

    • Finns Point National Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Georges Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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 New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Asbury Cemetery is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Lower Penns Neck Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Salem Cemetery
    • Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • The Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Quihawken Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Quohaken Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Quohocking Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Glebe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glebe Cemetery is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glebe Cemetery
    • Salem Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Methodist Cemetery is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Methodist Cemetery
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Baptist Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Salem County (NJ)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Salem (NJ).
        • The Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Salem Baptist Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641086 <1>
      • Potters Field Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potters Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Potters Field Cemetery is located in New Castle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Field Cemetery
      • Pencader Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pencader Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pencader Cemetery is located in New Castle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pencader Cemetery
      • Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in New Castle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      • Drawer Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drawer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Drawer Cemetery is located in New Castle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drawer Cemetery
      • Gracelawn Memorial Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • The Gracelawn Memorial Park is located in New Castle County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gracelawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in New Castle.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gracelawn Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104372 <1>
      • St. James Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. James Cemetery is located in New Castle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Corbit Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corbit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Corbit Cemetery is located in New Castle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corbit Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 First Presbyterian Churchyard:

    The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.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 New Castle, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the First Presbyterian Churchyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5785, Longitude: -75.5931    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.




 

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