About Denton Cemetery
Denton Cemetery is a cemetery in Denton, Caroline County, Maryland. The grounds sit at about 30 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Thomas Alexander Smith, Thomas Alan Goldsborough and Monroe H. Martin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 595759. The nearest other listed cemetery is Quaker Graveyard, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Moore Funeral Home in Denton, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 73 cemeteries we list in Caroline County, and 57 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Denton Cemetery
Among them: 2 scientists, 2 US representatives.
- Thomas Alexander Smith1850-1932American politician from Maryland
- Thomas Alan Goldsborough1877-1951American politician
- Monroe H. Martin1907-2007American mathematician
- Ronald Bamford1901-1981American botanist and professor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Denton 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
38.88839, -75.84293
What Denton 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
- Quaker GraveyardDenton, MDQuaker cemetery0.2 mi
- Saint Elizabeths CemeteryDenton, MDCatholic cemetery0.5 mi
- Old Saint Lukes CemeteryDenton, MDMethodist cemetery0.7 mi
- Spring Grove CemeteryDenton, MDCemetery1.1 mi
- Piney Branch Church CemeteryDenton, MDChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Anthony Family CemeteryDenton, MDFamily cemetery2.8 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryGreensboro, MDChristian cemetery3.3 mi
- Ames Methodist CemeteryDenton, MDChristian cemetery3.4 mi
- Hardcastle Family CemeteryRidgely, MDFamily cemetery3.5 mi
- Ridgely CemeteryRidgely, MDCemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Denton Cemetery
- Moore Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Denton · (410) 479-2611
- Fleegle and Helfenbein Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Greensboro · (410) 482-8914
- Chesapeake Mortuary Services By Todd Mielke, P.A.13 miMortuary · Easton · (410) 822-2476
- Framptom Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Federalsburg · (410) 754-8888
- Bolden-Tilghman Mortuary Services14 miMortuary · Federalsburg · (443) 385-0487
- Bennie Smith Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Easton · (410) 822-7228
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Denton Cemetery located?
Denton Cemetery is at Meeting House Road, Denton, MD 21629 in Caroline County. GPS coordinates: 38.88839, -75.84293.
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