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. 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 Chester Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chester Rural Cemetery:
39.8607, -75.3672
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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.
- Ohev Sholom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawn Croft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Media Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Honeycomb United AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Har Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Sharon Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sharon Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 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)
- Parkside is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
- Eddystone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baldwin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Putman Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Putman Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Village
- Brookhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garden City is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Trainer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Rose Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
- Ridley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Folsom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village
- Prospect Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Glenolden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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.
- Chester
- Folsom
- Marcus Hook
- Media
- Media lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Chester Rural Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Media.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Norwood
- Prospect Park
- Swarthmore
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 Chester Rural 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 Chester Rural Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #45940
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chester Rural 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. |