A visit to the Quaker Meeting 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 Quaker Meeting Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Quaker Meeting Cemetery:
39.8205, -75.5996
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Quaker Meeting Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Quaker Meeting Cemetery is located in New Castle County<2>.
The county seat for New Castle County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies just to the south southeast of the Quaker Meeting Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Quaker Meeting Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Quaker Meeting Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Quaker Meeting Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Wilmington.
- The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Brandywine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #289047 <5>
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Lombardy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lombardy Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardy Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Wilmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104395 <5>
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Silverbrook Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook Cemetery
- The Silverbrook Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- The Silverbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Brook Cemetery
- Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Silverbrook Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104417 <5>
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- Jewish Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beth Emeth Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Emeth Cemetery
- Cathedral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cathedral Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Cemetery
- The Cathedral Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104359 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- 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 southeast)
- The Newark Union Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Union Cemetery
- Chester Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
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<3> of the Quaker Meeting Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Quaker Meeting Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centreville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winterthur
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Cuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Norway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Montchanin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Talleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mendenhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yorklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cokesbury Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
- Kentmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
- 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)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
- Hockessin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandywine Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Elsmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Lancaster Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Village
- Windy Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Arden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zebleys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Seal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seal is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Quaker Meeting 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 Quaker Meeting Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2340178 (Quaker Meeting Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2340178 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: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilmington North
- Location given for Quaker Meeting Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8205 Lon: -75.5996
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Quaker Meeting 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |