About Melson Cemetery
Melson Cemetery is a cemetery near Pittsville, Wicomico County, Maryland. It lies about 5.0 mi southeast of Pittsville. The grounds sit at about 59 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 589027. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oliphant Cemetery, about 2.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Short Funeral Home in Delmar, about 5.3 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Wicomico County, and 45 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pittsville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
38.44322, -75.48125
What Melson 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
- Oliphant CemeteryDelmar, DECemetery2.3 mi
- Jerusalem Methodist CemeteryPittsville, MDChristian cemetery4.0 mi
- Nichols Family CemeterySalisbury, MDFamily cemetery4.1 mi
- Farlows CemeteryPittsville, MDCemetery4.4 mi
- Saint Stephen's CemeteryDelmar, DECemetery4.5 mi
- Saint Stephen's Cemetery ParkDelmar, DECemetery4.7 mi
- Pittsville CemeteryPittsville, MDCemetery5.3 mi
- Hearne-Freeney CemeterySalisbury, MDCemetery5.9 mi
- Church Family CemeterySalisbury, MDFamily cemetery6.4 mi
- Hastings CemeterySalisbury, MDCemetery6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Melson Cemetery
- Short Funeral Home5.3 miFuneral home · Delmar · (302) 846-2525
- Short Funeral Home6.4 miFuneral home · Delmar · (302) 907-0225
- Zeller Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Salisbury · (410) 749-5206
- Jolley Memorial Chapel, P.A. Funeral & Cremation Services7.6 miCremation provider · Salisbury · (410) 749-6461
- Lewis N. Watson Funeral Home, P.A.7.8 miFuneral home · Salisbury · (410) 546-6937
- Bounds Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Salisbury · (410) 749-3281
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