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A visit to the Bishopville 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 Bishopville Cemetery ...

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

38.4401, -75.1949

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

The Bishopville Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Snow Hill. Snow Hill lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bishopville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bishopville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bishopville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Golden Acres Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Golden Acres Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Acres Cemetery
  • Red Men Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Red Men Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
  • Old St. Martins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Daisey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Daisey Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • 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>
  • Wilgus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wilgus Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilgus Cemetery
  • Carey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
  • Whaleyville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Whaleyville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • St. Georges Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
    • Redman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Redman Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • 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 (DE).
      • The Redman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Millsboro Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Twilley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Twilley Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Cemetery
    • Timmonstown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Timmonstown Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonstown Cemetery
    • Buckingham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Tyree Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Tyree Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen 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 Bishopville Cemetery.

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

  • Bishopville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bishop
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Showell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Showell is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
  • Bunting
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
  • Selbyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Roxana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
  • Bayard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Whaleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Omar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Berlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Berlin is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <6>
    • Ocean Bay City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
    • Fenwick Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Clarksville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Boyers Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Boyers Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
    • Willards
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Dagsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Ocean City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
    • North Ocean City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
    • Ocean View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Millville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackwater Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village

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 like to 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 Bishopville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maryland:
  • Pages specific to Worcester 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 Bishopville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1668729  (Bishopville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1668729 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: Worcester
      • Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Selbyville
      • Location given for Bishopville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.4401139     Lon: -75.1949095
      • 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 Maryland's counties, including Worcester, 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- Bishopville 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.