About Saint Johns Cemetery
Saint Johns Cemetery is a cemetery near Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It lies about 1.1 mi northeast of Newark. The grounds sit at about 125 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Vic Willis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 214583. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory in Newark, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in New Castle County, and 55 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 Saint Johns Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player.
- Vic Willis1876-1947American baseball player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns 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 the Baptist Catholic CemeteryElkton Road, Newark, DECatholic cemetery0.0 mi
- Saint John AME-AUMP CemeterySouth Main Street, Newark, DEChristian cemetery0.1 mi
- Newark CemeteryNewark, DECemetery1.3 mi
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- White Clay Creek CemeteryNewark, DECemetery3.4 mi
- Salem United Methodist Church CemeteryBrookside, DEMethodist cemetery3.9 mi
- Flint Hill CemeteryLandenberg, PAMethodist cemetery4.4 mi
- Gilpin Manor Memorial Park CemeteryElkton, MDMemorial park4.4 mi
- Cherry Hill United Methodist Church CemeteryElkton, MDMethodist cemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Johns Cemetery
- Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory0.3 miCremation provider · Newark · (302) 368-9500
- R.T. Foard & Jones Funeral Home & Crematory0.8 miCremation provider · Newark · (302) 731-4627
- Yasik Funeral Home - Stanley S. Yasik, Inc.2.9 miFuneral home · Newark · (302) 737-4444
- Abba Monument Co3.3 miMonument dealer · Newark · (302) 738-0272
- A. B. O'Donnell Cremation & Funeral Services3.5 miFuneral home · Elkton · (410) 960-6489
- Beeson Funeral Home5.1 miFuneral home · Newark
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