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A visit to the Dennis 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 Dennis Cemetery ...

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

38.3807, -75.3574

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

The Dennis Cemetery is located in Wicomico County<2>.

The county seat for Wicomico County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Dennis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dennis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Dennis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Whaleyville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Whaleyville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville Cemetery
  • Farlows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Farlows Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlows Cemetery
  • Timmonstown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Timmonstown Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonstown Cemetery
  • Dale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
  • Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Twilley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Twilley Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Libertytown Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Melson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Melson Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson Cemetery
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Colbourne Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Colbourne Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Buckingham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
    • Tyree Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tyree Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Old St. Martins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Golden Acres Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Golden Acres Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Acres Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dennis Cemetery.

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

  • Willards
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Powellville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
  • Whaleyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pittsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Whiton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
  • Parsonsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Showell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Showell is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
  • Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Bishop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Newark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bishopville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Selbyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ward
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • White Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • White Plains is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Ocean Pines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Frankford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Bunting
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
    • Roxana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Delmar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <6>
    • Delmar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogwood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Cedartown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
    • West Ocean City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
    • Williamsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Omar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Dagsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Salisbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Dennis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wicomico County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Dennis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maryland:
  • Pages specific to Wicomico 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 Dennis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #589037  (Dennis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #589037 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: Wicomico
      • Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whaleyville
      • Location given for Dennis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.3806715     Lon: -75.3574161
      • 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 Wicomico, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dennis 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.