A visit to the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery (FG ID #289047).
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 Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
39.8074, -75.6138
The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Wilmington.
The cemetery is located in New Castle County<3>.
The county seat for New Castle County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies just to the southeast of the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
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.
Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Brandywine Cemetery
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quaker Meeting Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beth Emeth Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Emeth Cemetery
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cathedral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewish Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lombardy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lombardy Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardy Cemetery
- Longwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Longwood Cemetery is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Newark Union Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Union Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Chester Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centreville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Montchanin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winterthur
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cokesbury Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
- Kentmere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendenhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yorklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hockessin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brandywine Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elsmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Village
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hamorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vintage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Southwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mendenhall Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Duncan Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duncan Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Village
- Champlin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Champlin Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Village
- Kennett Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery. 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 Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church 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 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 Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
- 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 Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #289047
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2378659 (Lower Brandywine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2378659 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: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilmington North
- Location given for Lower Brandywine Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.807629 Lon: -75.61419
- 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |