About Old Drawyers Church Cemetery
Old Drawyers Church Cemetery is a church cemetery near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It lies about 3.6 mi west of Middletown. The grounds sit at about 43 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Walter W. Bacon, Arnold Naudain and Sherman W. Tribbitt. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2378621. The nearest other listed cemetery is Corbit Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory in Middletown, about 3.2 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in New Castle County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in New Castle County dates to 1698. 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, Middletown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery
Among them: 2 governors, 1 football player, 1 physician, 1 US senator, 1 World War II veteran.
- Walter W. Bacon1879-1962American politician
- Arnold Naudain1790-1872American politician
- Sherman W. Tribbitt1922-2010American politician
- Laurie Bliss1872-1942American football coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Old Drawyers Church 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
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What Old Drawyers Church 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
- Corbit CemeteryMiddletown, DECemetery0.9 mi
- Asbury CemeteryMiddletown, DECemetery2.6 mi
- Forest CemeteryMiddletown, DECemetery3.5 mi
- Old Saint Anne's Church CemeteryMiddletown, DEChurch cemetery3.9 mi
- Hickory Grove CemeteryDelaware City, DECemetery3.9 mi
- Lee's CemeteryTownsend, DECemetery4.2 mi
- Townsend CemeteryTownsend, DECemetery6.2 mi
- Mount Pisgah Church CemeteryGlasgow, DEChurch cemetery6.3 mi
- Saint Georges CemeteryBear, DE · est. 1698Cemetery6.5 mi
- St. Paul Roman Catholic CemeteryDelaware City, DECatholic cemetery6.7 mi
Funeral homes near Old Drawyers Church Cemetery
- Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory3.2 miCremation provider · Middletown · (302) 378-0300
- Daniels & Hutchison Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Middletown · (302) 378-3410
- Sartin Memorials & Mike's Laser Etching6.4 miMonument dealer · Bear · (877) 836-0332
- Absolute Granite Liquidator6.5 miMonument dealer · Bear · (302) 832-1092
- Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes and Crematory8.1 miCremation provider · Delaware City · (302) 834-4524
- R.T. Foard Funeral Directors & Crematory9.5 miCremation provider · Chesapeake City · (410) 885-5916
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