Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery is a cemetery near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. The grounds sit at about 105 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 41 notable people buried here, including Gunning Bedford Jr., Charles R. Miller and John McKinly. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2378802. The nearest other listed cemetery is Riverview Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mealey Funeral Homes in Wilmington, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in New Castle County, and 57 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, Wilmington. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 4 US representatives, 3 governors, 3 physicians, 2 artists, 2 Civil War veterans, 2 journalists, 1 baseball player, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.

• Gunning Bedford Jr.1747-1812
  American politician
• Charles R. Miller1857-1927
  American politician
• John McKinly1721-1796
  American politician
• John Wales1783-1863
  American politician
• Robert P. Robinson1869-1939
  American businessman, Governor of Delaware
• Willard Hall1780-1875
  American politician
• Henry Winfield Watson1856-1933
  American politician (Republican)
• Jacob Jones1768-1850
  U.S. Navy officer
• John J. Milligan1795-1875
  American politician
• Thomas Alfred Smyth1832-1865
  Union Army general
• William Hepburn Armstrong1824-1919
  American politician
• Emily Bissell1861-1948
  American activist

People whose Wikidata entry gives Wilmington and Brandywine 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.

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.

• Riverview Cemetery

  Wilmington, DE
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Mount Salem Cemetery

  Wilmington, DE
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Mount Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery

  Wilmington, DE
  Methodist cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Cathedral Cemetery

  Elsmere, DE
  Cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Green Hill Cemetery

  Greenville, DE
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Mount Zion Cemetery

  Elsmere, DE
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Silverbrook Cemetery

  Elsmere, DE
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Jewish Community Cemetery

  Wilmington, DE
  Jewish cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Lombardy Cemetery

  Wilmington, DE
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Beth Emeth Cemetery

  Elsmere, DE
  Jewish cemetery

  2.2 mi

• Mealey Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Wilmington · (302) 652-5913
  0.7 mi
• Congo Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Wilmington · (302) 652-8887
  0.8 mi
• Doherty Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Wilmington · (302) 652-6811
  0.9 mi
• John F. Yasik Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Wilmington · (302) 652-5114
  0.9 mi
• DFS Memorials - Wilmington

  Monument dealer · Wilmington · (302) 207-7033
  0.9 mi
• Corleto-Latina Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Wilmington · (302) 652-6642
  1.0 mi

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