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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hollywood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hollywood Cemetery (FG ID #104383)

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 Hollywood Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.9248°   (38° 55' 29")

Lon:   -75.5552°   (-75° 33' 18")

The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.

The county seat for Kent County is located in Dover. Dover lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Hollywood Cemetery .

Establishment of the Hollywood Cemetery ...

The Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1881.

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 helpful 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 Hollywood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Delaware:
  • Pages specific to Kent 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 Hollywood Cemetery 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 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hollywood Cemetery.

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

    • Harrington
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Houston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Williamsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Kent County
    • Farmington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
    • Church Hill Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Vernon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Kent County
    • Felton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Andrewsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
      • Andrewsville is located in Kent County
    • Milford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <4>
    • Brownsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Kent County
    • Lincoln Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Woods Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
      • Woods Haven is located in Kent County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Frederica
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Summerfield Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
        • Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
      • Greenwood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Viola
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Adamsville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
        • Adamsville is located in Kent County
      • Whiteleysburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
        • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Whiteleysburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
        • Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County
      • Hickman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
        • Hickman is located in Kent County
      • Willow Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
        • Willow Grove is located in Kent County
      • Ellendale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • 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 <4>
      • Anderson Crossroads
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
        • Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
      • Magnolia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
        • Magnolia is located in Kent County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
      • Alexanders Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexanders Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
        • Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
      • London Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
        • London Village is located in Kent County
      • Woodside
        (10 miles [16.1 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 Hollywood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hollywood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hollywood Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Tharp Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Williamsville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thistlewood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thistlewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thistlewood Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thistlewood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104421 <1>
    • White's Methodist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Farm Burial Ground
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Milford Community Cemetery (Old)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963823 <1>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • IOOF Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Levi Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Milford Community Cemetery (New)
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pratt Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • St. James Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The St. James Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • The St. James Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. James Union AME Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104413 <1>
      • Downham Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Downham Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downham Cemetery
      • Todds Chapel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Greenwood.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484294 <1>
      • St. Johnstown Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The St. Johnstown Church Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • The St. Johnstown Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Johnstown Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johnstown Church Cemetery
      • Lincoln Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • John Wesley Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Barratts Chapel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Barratts Chapel Cemetery is located in Kent County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Barratts Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1028202 <1>

    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 Hollywood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #214111  (Hollywood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #214111 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Harrington
      • County: Kent         Elev: 16
      • Location given for GNIS #214111 (Hollywood Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #104383

    The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.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 Kent, 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 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 Hollywood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9248, Longitude: -75.5552    
    <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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