A visit to the Massey Chapel 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 Massey Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massey Chapel Cemetery:
39.3160, -75.6346
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massey Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Massey Chapel Cemetery is located in New Castle County<2>.
The county seat for New Castle County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the north of the Massey Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Massey Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Massey Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Massey Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Peter's Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Smyrna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1321538 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bryn Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bryn Zion Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Zion Cemetery
- Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Townsend.
- The Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lees Cemetery
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Pinetree Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Delaney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Delaney Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Cemetery
- Blackiston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackiston Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Cemetery
- Blanco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Blanco Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco Cemetery
- Roby United Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corbit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Corbit Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit Cemetery
- St. Annes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Clements Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Clements Cemetery is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clements Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Drawer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Drawer Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawer Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moors Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Moors Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moors Cemetery
- Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104369 <5>
- Holdens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Holdens Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdens Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Whatcoat Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatcoat 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 Massey Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massey Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spruance City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Smyrna
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Blackiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Blackbird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Lakeshore Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Kenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Townsend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deakyneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vandyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Cheswold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dinahs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Carlisle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hartly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bicentennial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Massey Chapel 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 Massey Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Middletown
- Odessa
- Smyrna
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 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 Massey Chapel 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 Massey Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2378633 (Massey Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2378633 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: 9 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for Massey Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.316012 Lon: -75.634584
- 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Massey Chapel 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. |
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