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The location of the Peoples Memorial Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Peoples Memorial Park ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peoples Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peoples Memorial Park

Lat:   38.7323°   (38° 43' 56")

Lon:   -75.1335°   (-75° 8' 0")

The Peoples Memorial Park is located in Sussex County<2>.

The county seat for Sussex County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Peoples Memorial Park .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Peoples Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Delaware:
  • Pages specific to Sussex 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 Peoples Memorial Park 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peoples Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peoples Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Country Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Sussex County
    • Bald Eagle Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle Village
      • Bald Eagle Village is located in Sussex County
    • Rehoboth Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Henlopen Acres
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henlopen Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henlopen Acres
      • Henlopen Acres is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Lewes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
      • Lewes is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <4>
    • Sand Dunes Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Dunes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
      • Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
    • Nassau
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sea Spray Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Spray Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
      • Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
    • Dewey Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Beach
      • Dewey Beach is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey Beach <4>
    • Hollymount
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymount
      • Hollymount is located in Sussex County
    • Winding Creek Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek Village
      • Winding Creek Village is located in Sussex County
    • Cool Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Hollyville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
        • Hollyville is located in Sussex County
      • Sea Farers Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Farers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Farers Village
        • Sea Farers Village is located in Sussex County
      • Long Neck
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Neck
        • Long Neck is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Neck <4>
      • Massey Landing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Landing
        • Massey Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Harbeson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbeson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbeson
        • Harbeson is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbeson <4>
      • East Side Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Side Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
        • East Side Village is located in Sussex County
      • Milton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
        • Milton is located in Sussex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
      • Waples
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
        • Waples is located in Sussex County

    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 Peoples Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Sussex County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peoples Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Peoples Memorial Park.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peoples Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Bethel Methodist Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • St. George Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. George Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
    • Whites Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whites Chapel Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Chapel Cemetery
    • Holland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • St. Georges Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
    • Indian Mission Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Mission Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Mission Cemetery
    • Baker Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Henlopen Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henlopen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henlopen Memorial Park is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henlopen Memorial Park
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Weigands Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weigands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weigands Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weigands Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Beaverdam Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverdam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverdam Cemetery
      • Harmony Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Hollyville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104375 <6>
      • Hazzard Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hazzard Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazzard Cemetery
      • Zion Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Betts Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Betts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Betts Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Betts Cemetery
      • Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • The Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Millsboro Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Ponder Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ponder Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponder Cemetery
      • New St. Johns Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Johns Cemetery

    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 Peoples Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #214438  (Peoples Memorial Park)
      • Note: GNIS record #214438 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: Fairmount
      • County: Sussex         Elev: 9
      • Location given for GNIS #214438 (Peoples Memorial Park)

    The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

    The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

    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 Sussex, 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' (or 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 Peoples Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7323, Longitude: -75.1335       In this case, the coordinates for the Peoples Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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