About Head of Christiana Cemetery
Head of Christiana Cemetery is a cemetery near Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It lies about 2.0 mi east of Newark. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Albert Newton Raub and Carl John Rees. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John AME-AUMP Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is R.T. Foard & Jones Funeral Home & Crematory in Newark, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in New Castle County, and 64 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, Newark. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Head of Christiana Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Albert Newton Raub1840-1904American educator
- Carl John Rees1896-1985Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 1940
People whose Wikidata entry gives Head of Christiana 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
39.69305, -75.78604
What Head of Christiana 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 John AME-AUMP CemeterySouth Main Street, Newark, DEChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Saint John the Baptist Catholic CemeteryElkton Road, Newark, DECatholic cemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryNewark, DECemetery1.7 mi
- Newark CemeteryNewark, DECemetery2.1 mi
- Flint Hill CemeteryLandenberg, PAMethodist cemetery2.7 mi
- London Britain CemeteryLandenberg, PAQuaker cemetery3.1 mi
- London Tract Old School Baptist CemeteryLandenberg, PABaptist cemetery3.7 mi
- Cherry Hill United Methodist Church CemeteryElkton, MDMethodist cemetery4.0 mi
- White Clay Creek CemeteryNewark, DECemetery4.0 mi
- Otts Chapel CemeteryGlasgow, DEChurch cemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Head of Christiana Cemetery
- R.T. Foard & Jones Funeral Home & Crematory1.7 miCremation provider · Newark · (302) 731-4627
- Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory1.9 miCremation provider · Newark · (302) 368-9500
- Yasik Funeral Home - Stanley S. Yasik, Inc.3.6 miFuneral home · Newark · (302) 737-4444
- A. B. O'Donnell Cremation & Funeral Services4.3 miFuneral home · Elkton · (410) 960-6489
- Abba Monument Co5.0 miMonument dealer · Newark · (302) 738-0272
- R.T. Foard Funeral Directors and Crematory5.9 miCremation provider · Elkton · (410) 398-3388
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