A visit to the Arlington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Arlington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Arlington Cemetery (FG ID #44323).
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 Arlington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arlington Cemetery:
39.9553, -75.2907
The Arlington Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Media. Media lies just to the west southwest of the Arlington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Arlington Cemetery.
Establishment of the Arlington Cemetery ...
The Arlington Cemetery was established in 1895.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Arlington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arlington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- St. Denis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Sharon Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sharon Cemetery
- Mt. Jacob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darby Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Har Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Cathedral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cathedral Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Montgomery 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 35 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Arlington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arlington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Drexel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Addingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clifton Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burmont
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lansdowne
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Llanerch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Lansdowne
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aldan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aldan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
- Upper Darby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yeadon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millbourne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Penn Wynne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haverford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haverford Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
- Morton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenolden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Narberth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swarthmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bryn Mawr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prospect Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Folcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bartram Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Bala - Cynwyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broomall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marple
(4 miles [6.4 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 Arlington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arlington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aldan
- Ardmore
- Bala - Cynwyd
- Broomall
- Bryn Mawr
- Darby
- Folsom
- Lansdowne
- Narberth
- Norwood
- Prospect Park
- Springfield
- Swarthmore
- Upper Darby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Arlington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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 Arlington Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44323
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1168388 (Arlington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1168388 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lansdowne
- Location given for Arlington Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9548345 Lon: -75.2912966
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, 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- Arlington 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |