A visit to the Ralphs Hill 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 Ralphs Hill Cemetery ...
The Ralphs Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barren Creek Springs Cemetery
- Blades Cemetery
- The Blades Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades Cemetery
- Cokesbury Cemetery
- The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
- Cokesbury Cemetery
- The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
- Dukes Cemetery
- The Dukes Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
- Eldorado Cemetery
- The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
- Firemans Cemetery
- The Firemans Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Cemetery
- The Firemans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1918032 <2>
- Hebron Cemetery
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hustons Cemetery
- The Hustons Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustons Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104388 <2>
- Melson Cemetery
- The Melson Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sussex County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
- Oliphant Cemetery
- The Oliphant Cemetery is located in Sussex County
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- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
- Robinson Family Cemetery
- The Robinson Family Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Family Cemetery
- The Robinson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Robinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201368 <2>
- St. Stephens Cemetery
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Smith Mills Cemetery
- The Smith Mills Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Mills Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Delmar.
- The Smith Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375541 <2>
- Spring Hill Memorial Garden
- Vienna Cemetery
- The Vienna Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ralphs Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bethel
- Blades
- Blades is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Brookview
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Cedar Hurst Village
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Delmar
- Delmar
- Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Galestown
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hebron
- Heritage Village
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
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- Laurel
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mardela Springs
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Quantico
- Rabbit Town
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Reliance
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance
- Reliance is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Rockawalking Village
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Ross
- Ross is located in Sussex County
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- Salisbury
- Seaford
- Sharptown
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Vienna
- Walnut Landing
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Ward
- Ward is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- White Plains
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
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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 Ralphs Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sussex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ralphs Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delmar
- Laurel
- Salisbury
- Seaford
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 Ralphs Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Delaware:
- Pages specific to Sussex 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 Ralphs Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #217376 (Ralphs Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #217376 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: Sussex
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hebron
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ralphs Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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