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A visit to the Whaleyville 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 Whaleyville Cemetery ...

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

38.3946, -75.3052

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

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

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Snow Hill. Snow Hill lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Whaleyville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Whaleyville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Whaleyville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Willards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Dennis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Dennis Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
  • Timmonstown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Timmonstown Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonstown Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 northwest)
    • The Twilley Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Cemetery
  • Libertytown Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Farlows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Farlows Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlows Cemetery
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
  • Old St. Martins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Golden Acres Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Golden Acres Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Acres Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Bishopville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bishopville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville Cemetery
    • Red Men Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Red Men Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
    • Buckingham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
    • Tyree Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tyree Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whaleyville Cemetery.

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

  • Whaleyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Willards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Powellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
  • Showell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Showell is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
  • Bishop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Pittsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • Bishopville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Selbyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
  • Ocean Pines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Parsonsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Newark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bunting
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
    • Frankford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Williamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Roxana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Omar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • West Ocean City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
    • Bayard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Dagsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ocean City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • North Ocean City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
    • Bayville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville

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 Whaleyville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Whaleyville 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 Whaleyville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1668798  (Whaleyville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1668798 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: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whaleyville
      • Location given for Whaleyville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.3945597     Lon: -75.305192
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whaleyville 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.