About Chester Rural Cemetery
Chester Rural Cemetery is a cemetery near Parkside, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 0.6 mi northwest of Parkside. The grounds sit at about 79 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 19 notable people buried here, including William Cameron Sproul, Edward Fitzgerald Beale and Paulene Myers. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1185632. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Michael Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Francis Funeral Home in Upland, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 110 cemeteries we list in Delaware County, and 118 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 110 listings in Delaware County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Parkside. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Chester Rural Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 governor, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 Mexican-American War veteran, 1 physician.
- William Cameron Sproul1870-1928American politician
- Edward Fitzgerald Beale1822-1893American explorer, surveyor, ambassador
- Paulene Myers1913-1996American actress
- Samuel Edwards1785-1850American politician
- William Ward1837-1895Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Dorothy Chacko1904-1992Indian physician and social worker
- James W. Reese1920-1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Young Singleton Walter1811-1883American politician
- Alfred O. Deshong1837-1913American industrialist, philanthropist and art collector
- John J. McClure1886-1965Pennsylvania State Senator
- Jonathan Edwards Woodbridge1844-1935American shipbuilder
- Louise Woodbridge1848-1925Photographer
Show all 19 notable burials
- Barbara Carr Bispham1894-1987
- Dorothy M. Spencer1907-1980American Anthropologist
- Mary S. Garrett1839-1925US educator of the deaf
- May Humphreys Stacey1837-18861837-1886
- Robert Wetherill1895-1956
- Robert Wetherill1847-1934Millionaire
- Sarah Van Dycke Stacey1808-18731808-1873
People whose Wikidata entry gives Chester Rural 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 Chester Rural 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 Michael CemeteryChester, PACatholic cemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Michaels Roman Catholic CemeteryChester, PACatholic cemetery0.3 mi
- Chester Friends CemeteryBrookhaven, PAQuaker cemetery0.7 mi
- Upland Baptist Church CemeteryUpland, PABaptist cemetery0.9 mi
- Old Saint Paul's Burying GroundChester, PAEpiscopal cemetery1.1 mi
- Ohey Sholom CemeteryBrookhaven, PAJewish cemetery1.5 mi
- Haven Memorial Park and CrematoryUpland, PAMemorial park1.8 mi
- Haven Memorial CemeteryUpland, PACemetery1.8 mi
- Carter CemeteryUpland, PACemetery1.9 mi
- Gravel Hill CemeteryUpland, PAChurch cemetery1.9 mi
Funeral homes near Chester Rural Cemetery
- Francis Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Upland · (610) 874-0500
- Nolan-Fidale Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Parkside
- Lewis M. Hunt-Irving Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Chester · (610) 872-2500
- Lewis M. Hunt-Irving Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Chester
- Foster Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Chester · (610) 874-2877
- Hunt Irving Funeral Home, PC and Crematory1.0 miCremation provider · Chester · (610) 494-2961
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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