Cemeteries in Kent County, DE
Kent County, Delaware has 64 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 11 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Dover (20), Felton (12) and Harrington (6). Among them are 26 church cemeteries (41%), 9 family cemeteries (14%) and 6 Methodist cemeteries (9%).
All cemeteries in Kent County
- Amish CemeteryDoverMennonite and Amish cemetery
- Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church CemeteryFeltonChristian cemetery
- Cow Marsh Baptist Church CemeteryFeltonBaptist cemetery
- Emmanuel AME Church CemeteryCheswoldMethodist cemetery
- First Pilgrim Baptist CemeteryWyomingBaptist cemetery
- Hartly Methodist Church CemeteryDoverChristian cemetery
- Holy Cross CemeteryDoverChristian cemetery
- Kenton Mennonite CemeteryClaytonMennonite and Amish cemetery
- Methodist CemeteryCheswoldMethodist cemetery
- Mount Friendship AME Church CemeteryClaytonMethodist cemetery
- New Jerusalem Baptist CemeteryDoverBaptist cemetery
- New Jerusalem Baptist Church CemeteryDoverBaptist cemetery
- Roby United Methodist CemeteryDoverMethodist cemetery
- St. Peter’s CemeterySmyrnaChristian cemetery
- Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church CemeteryHarringtonChristian cemetery
- Whatcoat CemeteryDoverMethodist cemetery
- Whites Methodist Church CemeteryHarringtonMethodist cemetery
- Alms House CemeteryWyomingCemetery
- Asbury CemeteryDoverCemetery
- Asbury Church CemeteryDoverChurch cemetery
- Baynard CemeteryHarringtonCemetery
- Bethel CemeteryGreenwoodCemetery
- Bethesda Church CemeteryDoverChurch cemetery
- Bethesda M P CemeteryDoverCemetery
- Blackiston CemeteryClaytonCemetery
- Blanco CemeteryClaytonCemetery
- Blanco Church CemeteryClaytonChurch cemetery
- Bryn Zion CemeteryClaytonCemetery
- Cahall Family CemeteryHarringtonFamily cemetery
- Coopers Farm CemeteryFeltonCemetery
- Downham CemeteryFeltonCemetery
- Edwards Family CemeteryFeltonFamily cemetery
- Emmanuel CemeteryCheswoldCemetery
- Forest Grove SDA Church CemeteryCheswoldChurch cemetery
- Friends Meetinghouse CemeteryDoverChurch cemetery
- Glenwood CemeterySmyrnaCemetery
- Griffiths Chapel CemeteryMilfordChurch cemetery
- Hollywood CemeteryHarringtonCemetery
- Hopkins CemeteryFeltonCemetery
- Hughes Family PlotFeltonFamily cemetery
- IOOF CemeterySmyrnaCemetery
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- John Clark Family GraveyardFeltonFamily cemetery
- Kingdom Holiness CemeteryWyomingCemetery
- Lakeside CemeteryDoverCemetery
- Longfellow Family PlotFeltonFamily cemetery
- Milford Community CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- Moors CemeteryDoverCemetery
- Mount Olive CemeteryFeltonCemetery
- Mount Plymouth CemeteryFeltonCemetery
- N H Jones Family PlotDoverFamily cemetery
- Odd Fellows CemeteryCamdenCemetery
- Parkers Chapel CemeteryDoverChurch cemetery
- Raughley CemeteryDoverCemetery
- Saint James CemeteryRiverviewCemetery
- Saint James Church CemeteryRiverviewChurch cemetery
- Saulsbury Family CemeteryGreenwoodFamily cemetery
- Sharon Hill CemeteryDoverCemetery
- Slaughter Family PlotFeltonFamily cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens CemeteryDoverMemorial park
- Thistlewood CemeteryRiverviewCemetery
- Thomas Chapel CemeteryDoverChurch cemetery
- Todds CemeteryGreenwoodCemetery
- Whiteley Family CemeteryHarringtonFamily cemetery
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Kent County?
We list 64 cemeteries in Kent County, Delaware. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Kent County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Delaware vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Kent County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Delaware law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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