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A visit to the Golden Acres 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 Golden Acres Cemetery ...

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

38.4504, -75.2249

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

The Golden Acres 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 Golden Acres Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Golden Acres Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Golden Acres Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Red Men Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Red Men Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Bishopville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Bishopville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville Cemetery
  • Carey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Long Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Old St. Martins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
  • 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
  • Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
  • Whaleyville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Whaleyville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville Cemetery
  • Daisey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Redman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Twilley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Twilley Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Cemetery
    • Willards Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willards Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willards Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willards Cemetery is located in Willards.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485996 <5>
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
    • St. Georges Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
    • Dennis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dennis Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis 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
    • 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

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 Golden Acres Cemetery.

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

  • Selbyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bishop
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Bishopville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Showell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Showell is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
  • Bunting
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
  • Williamsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Roxana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
  • Frankford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Whaleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Omar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
  • Bayard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dagsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Willards
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Bayville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • Boyers Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyers Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
    • Berlin
      (8 miles [12.9 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>
    • Clarksville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarksville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Blackwater Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
    • North Ocean City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
    • Ocean Bay City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
    • Fenwick Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ocean View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Millville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission

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 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 Golden Acres 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 Golden Acres Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #584632  (Golden Acres Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #584632 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: 10 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Selbyville
      • Location given for Golden Acres Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.4503919     Lon: -75.2249107
      • 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- Golden Acres 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.