A visit to the Otts 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 Otts Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otts Chapel Cemetery:
39.6340, -75.7788
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Otts Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Otts Chapel Cemetery is located in New Castle County<2>.
The county seat for New Castle County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Otts Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Otts Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Otts Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilpin Manor Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gilpin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gilpin Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin Cemetery
- Pencader Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pencader Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Elkton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elkton Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton Cemetery
- Newark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Newark Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- The Newark Cemetery is located in Newark.
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Leeds Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boulden Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- London Britain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The London Britain Cemetery is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Britain Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Sharpes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharpes Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Cemetery
- The Sharpes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpes Graveyard
- Sharp's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81629 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer 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 Otts Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otts Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pencader Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Iron Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Windsor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Delancy Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Glasgow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- West Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
- Winding Brook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
- Bank ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barksdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Elk Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Keeney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Salem Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Windy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Forest View Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest View Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
- Raintree Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Woodshade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodshade is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
- Ogletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Ruthby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Andora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Childs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Childs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Marley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marley Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
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 Otts 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 Otts Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Otts 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 Otts Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2378383 (Otts Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2378383 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: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newark West
- Location given for Otts Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.634 Lon: -75.7788
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otts 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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