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A visit to the Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Cemetery ...

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

38.3865, -75.4716

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

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

The county seat for Wicomico County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies just to the west southwest of the Jerusalem Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jerusalem Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jerusalem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hammond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Melson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Melson Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson Cemetery
  • Farlows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Farlows Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlows Cemetery
  • Oliphant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oliphant Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Cemetery
  • Colbourne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Colbourne Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne Cemetery
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hustons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hustons Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustons Cemetery
  • Wicomico Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Wicomico Memorial Park is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicomico Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wicomico Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Salisbury.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81784 <6>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Dennis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Dennis Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
  • Willards Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Smith Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Smith Mills Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Mills Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Delmar (DE).
      • The Smith Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375541 <6>
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 northeast)
      • The Twilley Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Memorial Garden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Libertytown Riverside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Timmonstown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Timmonstown Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonstown Cemetery
    • Whaleyville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Whaleyville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville Cemetery
    • Dale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Dale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
    • Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jerusalem Cemetery.

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

  • Parsonsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pittsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • White Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • White Plains is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Powellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
  • Willards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Salisbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Delmar
    (7 miles [11.3 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 <7>
  • Delmar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dogwood Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
  • Whiton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cedar Hurst Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
    • Fruitland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whaleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockawalking Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
    • Centennial Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
    • Hebron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Eden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Eden is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Laurel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <7>
    • Mission
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Twiggs Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
    • Allen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Allen is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Newark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bishop is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop

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 Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Delmar
  • Laurel
    • Laurel lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Jerusalem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laurel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Salisbury

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 Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1668414  (Jerusalem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1668414 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: 27 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pittsville
      • Location given for Jerusalem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.3865057     Lon: -75.4715868
      • 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 '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- Jerusalem 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>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.