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A visit to the Rural Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Rural Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.8598°   (39° 51' 35")

Lon:   -75.3671°   (-75° 22' 1")

The 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 Rural Cemetery .

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 Rural Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ohev Sholom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohev Sholom Cemetery
    • The Ohev Sholom Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • The Ohev Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ohey Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212595 <5>
  • Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery
    • The Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Linwood.
    • The Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Immaculate Heart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197399 <5>
  • Lawn Croft Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Media Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Media Cemetery
    • The Media Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • The Media Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Media Cemetery Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45395 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Honeycomb United AME Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honeycomb United AME Church Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Honeycomb United AME Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Honeycomb United AME Church Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228301 <5>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sharon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Sharon Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Mt. Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lawn Cemetery
      • The Mt. Lawn Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • The Mt. Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Montlawn Cemetery
      • Mountlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45506 <5>
    • Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery
      • The Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby.
      • The Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Zion Methodist Meeting House Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185360 <5>
    • Darby Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darby Friends Cemetery
      • The Darby Friends Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby.
      • The Darby Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Darby Friends Burial Ground
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163102 <5>
    • Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
      • The Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby.
      • The Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238321 <5>
    • Eden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Darby.
      • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eden Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44744 <5>
    • 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 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rural Cemetery.

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

  • Upland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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) ...
    • 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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>
    • Folsom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Rutledge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
    • Swarthmore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Village Green - Green Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Village Green - Green Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green - Green Ridge
      • Village Green - Green Ridge is located in Delaware County
    • Village Green
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
      • Village Green is located in Delaware County
    • 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.<1> 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Media is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <7>
    • Bridgeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • 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)
    • 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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>
    • Elwyn
      (4 miles [6.4 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
    • Glen Riddle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Riddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle
      • Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County
    • Rockdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Delaware County
    • Aston Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aston Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
      • Aston Mills is located in Delaware County

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 Rural Cemetery. The following communities are located in Delaware County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1185632  (Rural Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1185632 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bridgeport
    • County: Delaware         Elev: 22
    • Location given for GNIS #1185632 (Rural Cemetery)

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 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Rural Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8598, Longitude: -75.3671       In this case, the coordinates for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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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