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A visit to the Wilgus 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 Wilgus Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilgus Cemetery:

38.4940, -75.1621

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilgus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Wilgus Cemetery is located in Sussex County<2>.

The county seat for Sussex County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wilgus Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wilgus Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wilgus Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilgus Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Daisey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Daisey Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey Cemetery
    • The Daisey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rickards / Daisey Cemetery
    • Wilgus Road Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589210 <5>
  • Red Men Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Red Men Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
  • Carey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Long Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Golden Acres Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Golden Acres Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Acres Cemetery
  • Bishopville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bishopville Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville Cemetery
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Banks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Banks Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
  • Redman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Redman Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redman Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Dagsboro.
    • The Redman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Millsboro Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Old St. Martins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Old St. Martins Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Martins Cemetery
    • Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
      • The Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Millsboro Cemetery
    • Marvel Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Marvel Family Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvel Family Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Millsboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2683334 <5>
    • Baker Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Millsboro Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Millsboro Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Millsboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Millsboro.
      • The Millsboro Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brotherhood Cemetery
      • Mechanics Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1535377 <5>
    • Order United American Men Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pulletts Chapel Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
      • 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 south of Hollyville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104375 <5>
    • Old Field Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Field Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Field Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Millsboro.
    • Dale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dale Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
    • Whaleyville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Whaleyville Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Wilgus Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilgus Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Roxana
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Roxana is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
  • Bayard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bayard is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Bunting
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
  • Williamsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamsville is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Bishopville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clarksville is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Boyers Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Boyers Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
  • Omar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Omar is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
  • Selbyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayville is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
  • Ocean View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Millville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Blackwater Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
    • Frankford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • South Bethany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dagsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocean Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fenwick Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bethany Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Showell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
    • Ocean Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocean Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Village
    • Bethany Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethany Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Village
    • Ocean Bay City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
    • Long Neck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Wilgus Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sussex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilgus Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wilgus 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 Wilgus Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #214851  (Wilgus Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #214851 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: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Selbyville
      • Location given for Wilgus Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.4940019     Lon: -75.1621299
      • 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilgus 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.