About Lakeside Cemetery
Lakeside Cemetery is a cemetery near Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It lies about 1.0 mi south of Dover. The grounds sit at about 26 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Annie Jump Cannon, Josiah O. Wolcott and Eli Saulsbury. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 214201. The nearest other listed cemetery is Whatcoat Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Torbert Funeral Chapel Inc in Dover, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Kent County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dover. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lakeside Cemetery
Among them: 3 US senators, 1 scientist, 1 World War I veteran.
- Annie Jump Cannon1863-1941American astronomer
- Josiah O. Wolcott1877-1938American politician and jurist
- Eli Saulsbury1817-1893American politician
- James H. Hughes1867-1953American politician
- Samuel Maxwell Harrington1803-1865Delaware Supreme Court justice
- Herbert G. Cochran1885-1969American juvenile court judge
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lakeside 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
39.17170, -75.52876
What Lakeside 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
- Whatcoat CemeteryDover, DEMethodist cemetery0.3 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryDover, DEChristian cemetery0.4 mi
- New Jerusalem Baptist Church CemeteryDover, DEBaptist cemetery1.1 mi
- Sunset Memorial Gardens CemeteryDover, DEMemorial park1.2 mi
- Sharon Hill CemeteryDover, DECemetery3.2 mi
- Friends Meetinghouse CemeteryDover, DEChurch cemetery3.3 mi
- Amish CemeteryDover, DEMennonite and Amish cemetery3.4 mi
- Odd Fellows CemeteryCamden, DECemetery4.1 mi
- Roby United Methodist CemeteryDover, DEMethodist cemetery4.8 mi
- Moors CemeteryDover, DECemetery4.9 mi
Funeral homes near Lakeside Cemetery
- Torbert Funeral Chapel Inc0.8 miFuneral chapel · Dover · (302) 734-9802
- Capital Crematorium0.8 miCremation provider · Dover · (302) 734-3341
- Bennie Smith Funeral Home of Delaware0.9 miFuneral home · Dover · (302) 678-8747
- Evan W. Smith Funeral Services1.4 miFuneral home · Dover · (302) 526-4662
- Trader Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Dover · (302) 734-4620
- Michael J Ambruso Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Dover · (302) 734-2281
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