New Castle County, Delaware Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for New Castle County, Delaware from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
New Castle County Overview
46
Cemeteries
2
Indexed Records
46
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search New Castle County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About New Castle County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
New Castle County, Delaware contains 46 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 488 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1918 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad New Castle County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the New Castle County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
New Castle County map overview
County center reference: 39.6314, -75.6357
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
New Castle County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
New Castle County Cemetery Directory
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Back to DelawareDelaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
USGSAll Saints Cemetery
USGSCathedral Cemetery
USGSOld Drawyers Church Cemetery
USGSTownsend Cemetery
USGSForest Cemetery
USGSHead Of Christina Cemetery
VA📍 NEWARK, DE
Pauley Cemetery Memorials
VA📍 WILMINGTON, DE
Silverbrook Cemetery
USGSAsbury Cemetery
USGSBeth Emeth Memorial Park
USGSCentre Friends Meeting Cemetery
USGSChester Bethel Cemetery
USGSCorbit Cemetery
USGSDelaney Cemetery
USGSEbenezer Cemetery
USGSEbenezer Cemetery
USGSForeman - Massey Cemetery
USGSGlebe Cemetery
USGSGracelawn Memorial Park
USGSGreen Hill Cemetery
USGSHickory Grove Cemetery
USGSJewish Community Cemetery
USGSLee's Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in New Castle County, Delaware
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
David B Carney
🪦 Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Edward J Carney
🪦 Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for New Castle County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in New Castle County, Delaware
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for New Castle County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for New Castle County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for New Castle County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From New Castle County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from New Castle County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
475 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
All Saints Cemetery
3 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search New Castle County burial records
Use a full name plus New Castle County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Delaware archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in New Castle County
New Castle County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Delaware archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
New Castle County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in New Castle County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in New Castle County?
46 cemetery locations are currently mapped in New Castle County, Delaware, with 46 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does New Castle County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are New Castle County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many New Castle County burial records include military branch context?
2 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in New Castle County.