A visit to the Gracelawn Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gracelawn Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gracelawn Memorial Park (FG ID #104372).
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 Gracelawn Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gracelawn Memorial Park:
39.7003, -75.5678
The Gracelawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in New Castle.
The cemetery is located in New Castle County<2>.
The county seat for New Castle County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies just to the north northeast of the Gracelawn Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gracelawn Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gracelawn Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gracelawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- Glebe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Glebe Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe Cemetery
- Cathedral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beth Emeth Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Emeth Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Lower Penns Neck Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewish Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lombardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lombardy Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardy Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
- Finns Point National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newark Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Newark Union Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Union Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Gracelawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gracelawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Wilmington Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Manor
- New Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Champlin Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Champlin Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Village
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Village
- Pennsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elsmere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Kentmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Duncan Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christiana Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carneys Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Bellefonte
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Brandywine Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lindell Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lindell Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell Village
- Ogletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montchanin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raintree Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Woodshade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Gracelawn Memorial Park. 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 Gracelawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Castle
- Newport
- Pennsville
- Wilmington
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 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 Gracelawn Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Delaware:
- Pages specific to New Castle 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 Gracelawn Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #104372
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #214013 (Gracelawn Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #214013 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: New Castle
- Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilmington South
- Location given for Gracelawn Memorial Park:
- Lat: 39.6995574 Lon: -75.5677018
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gracelawn Memorial Park) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |