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A visit to the Chester Rural 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 Chester Rural Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Chester Rural Cemetery (FG ID #45940)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Chester Rural Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chester Rural Cemetery

Lat:   39.8607°   (39° 51' 38")

Lon:   -75.3672°   (-75° 22' 1")

The Chester Rural Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.

The county seat for Delaware County is located in Media. Media lies just to the north northwest of the Chester Rural Cemetery .

Establishment of the Chester Rural Cemetery ...

The Chester Rural Cemetery was established in 1863.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Chester Rural Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Chester Rural Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chester Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Upland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chester
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Parkside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
    • Parkside is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
  • Eddystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddystone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddystone
    • Eddystone is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddystone <7>
  • Baldwin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Delaware County
  • Putman Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putman Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Village
    • Putman Village is located in Delaware County
  • Brookhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <7>
  • Bridgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Delaware County
  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Delaware County
  • Trainer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trainer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
    • Trainer is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
  • Rose Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Rose Valley is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
  • Ridley Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Folsom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <7>
    • Woodlyn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlyn
      • Woodlyn is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlyn <7>
    • Linwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcus Hook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Westinghouse Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westinghouse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village
      • Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County
    • Prospect Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Park
      • Prospect Park is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect Park <7>
    • Rutledge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Swarthmore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elwyn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elwyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn
      • Elwyn is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elwyn
      • From the Chester Rural Cemetery to Elwyn
    • Village Green - Green Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Village Green
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Boothwyn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothwyn
      • Boothwyn is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothwyn <7>
    • Media
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cooper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooper
      • From the Chester Rural Cemetery to Cooper
    • Norwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
    • Glenolden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenolden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenolden
      • Glenolden is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenolden <7>
    • Morton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <7>
    • Glen Riddle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Aston Mills
      (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 Chester Rural Cemetery. The following communities are located in Delaware County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chester Rural 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 helpful 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 Chester Rural Cemetery:

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 Chester Rural Cemetery:

  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #45940

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chester Rural Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8607, Longitude: -75.3672    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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