About Saint Georges Cemetery
Saint Georges Cemetery is a cemetery near Bear, New Castle County, Delaware. It lies about 4.8 mi north of Bear. It was established in 1698. The grounds sit at about 66 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Anthony Higgins and Richard A. Tybout. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 214575. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Pauls United Methodist Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes and Crematory in Delaware City, about 4.2 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in New Castle County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in New Castle County. 7 of the 67 listings in New Castle County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bear. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Georges Cemetery
Among them: 1 US senator.
- Anthony Higgins1840-1912American politician
- Richard A. Tybout1920-2022
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Georges Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
39.56066, -75.66854
What Saint Georges Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Pauls United Methodist CemeteryGlasgow, DEMethodist cemetery1.6 mi
- St. Paul Roman Catholic CemeteryDelaware City, DECatholic cemetery2.4 mi
- Red Lion Methodist Church CemeteryBear, DEMethodist cemetery3.1 mi
- Hickory Grove CemeteryDelaware City, DECemetery3.1 mi
- Mount Pisgah Church CemeteryGlasgow, DEChurch cemetery3.5 mi
- Green Hill CemeteryDelaware City, DECemetery3.8 mi
- Asbury CemeteryMiddletown, DECemetery3.9 mi
- Delaware Veterans Memorial CemeteryGlasgow, DEVeterans cemetery4.1 mi
- African Union Church CemeteryDelaware City, DEChurch cemetery4.1 mi
- St. Paul's Old Catholic CemeteryDelaware City, DECatholic cemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Georges Cemetery
- Sartin Memorials & Mike's Laser Etching0.0 miMonument dealer · Bear · (877) 836-0332
- Absolute Granite Liquidator0.1 miMonument dealer · Bear · (302) 832-1092
- Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes and Crematory4.2 miCremation provider · Delaware City · (302) 834-4524
- Beeson Funeral Home of Newark4.3 miFuneral home · Newark · (302) 453-1900
- Beeson Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Newark
- Abba Monument Co6.5 miMonument dealer · Newark · (302) 738-0272
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