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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 Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery

Lat:   39.7516°   (39° 45' 5")

Lon:   -75.5520°   (-75° 33' 7")

The Wilmington & Brandywine 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 Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
  • Cathedral Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cathedral Cemetery
    • The Cathedral Cemetery is located in New Castle County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cathedral Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104359 <5>
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in New Castle County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in New Castle County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Silverbrook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silverbrook Cemetery
    • The Silverbrook Cemetery is located in New Castle County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, 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>
  • Beth Emeth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Emeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Emeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beth Emeth Cemetery is located in New Castle County
  • Jewish Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jewish Community Cemetery is located in New Castle County
  • Lombardy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lombardy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lombardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lombardy Cemetery is located in New Castle County
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in New Castle County
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in New Castle County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in New Castle County
    • Gracelawn Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gracelawn Memorial Park
      • The Gracelawn Memorial Park is located in New Castle County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gracelawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in New Castle.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104372 <5>
    • Newark Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newark Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newark Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newark Union Cemetery is located in New Castle County
    • Potters Field Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Field Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potters Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potters Field Cemetery is located in New Castle County
    • Quaker Meeting Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Meeting Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Meeting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quaker Meeting Cemetery is located in New Castle County
    • Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in New Castle County
      • 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 southeast 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>
    • Glebe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glebe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glebe Cemetery is located in New Castle County
    • St. James Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in New Castle County
    • Mt. Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
    • Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
      • The Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • The Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Quihawken Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Quohaken Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Quohocking Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Perkintown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkintown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkintown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perkintown Cemetery is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Chester Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chester Bethel Cemetery is located in New Castle County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wilmington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kentmere
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
    • Kentmere is located in New Castle County
  • Concord
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in New Castle County
  • Lancaster Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Village
    • Lancaster Village is located in New Castle County
  • Elsmere
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
    • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • Champlin Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Village
    • Champlin Village is located in New Castle County
  • Edgemoor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemoor
    • Edgemoor is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemoor <6>
  • Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bellefonte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
    • Bellefonte is located in New Castle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Talleyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyville
    • Talleyville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talleyville <6>
  • Montchanin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montchanin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montchanin
    • Montchanin is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montchanin <6>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Greenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncan Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Village
      • Duncan Village is located in New Castle County
    • Wilmington Manor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Manor
      • Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County
    • Holly Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holly Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
      • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
    • Winterthur
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur
      • Winterthur is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterthur <6>
    • Windy Bush
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
    • Brandywine Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandywine Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
      • Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
    • Marshallton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stanton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <6>
    • Carneys Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carneys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Claymont Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claymont Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County
    • Claymont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ardencroft
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardencroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Ardentown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Arden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Arden is located in New Castle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <6>
    • Centreville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Cuba
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
      • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
    • Cokesbury Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
      • Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle 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 Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery. The following communities are located in New Castle County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Newport
    • Newport lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newport.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Wilmington

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery:

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 Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2378802  (Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2378802 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: Wilmington North
    • County: New Castle         Elev: 32
    • Location given for GNIS #2378802 (Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery)

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7516, Longitude: -75.5520       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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