The Paul J. Willing Wicomico Cemeteries Project

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A joint project of . . .
The Wicomico County MDGenWeb and Shari Handley's Eastern Shore Genealogy Project

Our aim is to list as many cemeteries as possible in Wicomico County, and on another site, those in Somerset County. Weather events, acid rain, vandalism, and neglect all take a toll on grave markers, so there is an urgency to record them before the inscriptions can no longer be read. This project would not be possible without the help of volunteers to walk the cemeteries and record the data on the stones. Can you help? If you are interested, take a look at the "How To" page for instructions. Thanks!

In Memory of Paul Willing

Cemetery Project

The district designations in the location description of each cemetery is as found in the Wicomico 1877 Atlas of the Eastern Shore maps. A less detailed map showing all of the election districts' locations can be viewed here. Following some of the district designations in the cemeteries listing, you'll see GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) that were provided by Paul Willing to aid in precisely locating the cemetery.

Be sure to visit the Wicomico County Map Room's interactive map of cemeteries in Wicomico County, which shows the locations of what I believe to be every cemetery, graveyard, and burying ground in Wicomico County.

Thinking of cleaning up or restoring an old burying ground? Please refer to the Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites' excellent The Coalition's Guide to Burial Site Stewardship.

  1. Ackworth Family Graveyard
    (Cherry Walk, Maryland, Quantico District #2)
  2. Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Allen [formerly known as Upper Trappe], Maryland, Trappe District #7)
  3. Bailey Family Graveyard
    (Mardela Springs, Maryland, Barren Creek District #1)
  4. James Bennett Family Graveyard
    (Mardela Springs, Maryland, Barren Creek District #1)
  5. Beth Israel Cemetery
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Salisbury District #9)
  6. Bivalve United Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Bivalve, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 18' 30" N ~ 75° 53' 35" W)
  7. Bounds Cemetery
    (Trappe District #7)
  8. Bussells Family Graveyard
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Nutters District #8)
  9. Byrd Family Graveyard
    (Salisbury District #9)
  10. Catlin Family Graveyard
    (Cox's Corner, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 17' 58" N ~ 75° 50' 36" W)
  11. Conway - Donoho Family Graveyard
    (Wetipquin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 21' 123" N ~ 75° 50' 675" W)
  12. Ida Conway Grave
    (Wetipquin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  13. Covington - Street Family Graveyard
    (Tyaskin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 19' 53" N ~ 75° 52' 29" W)
  14. Infant Crosby Grave
    (Mardela Springs, Maryland, Barren Creek District #1)
  15. Dashiell Family Graveyard, Wetipquin Road
    (Wetipquin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 20' 6" N ~ 75° 50' 28" W)
  16. Dennis Cemetery - partial transcription
    (Powellville, Maryland, Dennis District #6)
  17. Valentine Dennis III Family Cemetery - partial transcription
    (Whiton, Maryland, Dennis District #6)
  18. Disharoon-Related Graves
    (Various Lower Eastern Shore locations)
  19. Dolbey Cemetery
    (Whitehaven, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  20. William Donoho Family Graveyard
    (Wetipquin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  21. Benjamin Elliott Family Graveyard
    (Delmar, Maryland, Parsons District #5)
  22. Friendship Methodist Church
    (Wetipquin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  23. Friendship Cemetery
    (Pittsville, Maryland, Pittsburg District #4)
  24. Green Hill (St. Bartholomew's Episcopal) Church Graveyard
    (Green Hill, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  25. Green Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Green Hill, Maryland, Quantico District #2)
  26. Hammond Cemetery
    (Mt. Hermon, Maryland, Parsons District #5)
  27. Carr Handy Family Graveyard
    (Capitola, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 17' 30" N ~ 075° 50' 06" W)
  28. Hastings Family Graveyard
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Nutters District #8)
  29. Hearn - Catlin Graveyard
    (Capitola, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 17' 20" N ~ 075° 49' 49" W)
  30. Heath White Family Graveyard
    (Bivalve, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 16' 59" N ~ 75° 53' 43" W)
  31. Houston Cemetery
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Salisbury District #9)
  32. Hull Family Graveyard
    (Wetipquin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 20' 2" N ~ 75° 50' 2" W)
  33. Jackson - Jiles Family Graveyard
    (Bivalve, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 18' 15" N ~ 75° 53' 05" W)
  34. Jarrett Family Graveyard
    (Bivalve, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 18' 30" N ~ 75° 53' 35" W)
  35. Jesterville (Oak Grove) Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Jesterville, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 16' 50" N ~ 75° 53' 11" W)
  36. Jones Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Oak Grove, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 17' 24" N ~ 75° 52' 43" W)
  37. Long Hills - Dashiell Family Graveyard
    (Wetipquin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  38. McClester - Evans Family Graveyard
    (Waterview, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 14' 50" N ~ 75° 54' 12" W)
  39. Josiah McGrath Family Graveyard
    (Fruitland, Maryland, Nutters District #8)
  40. Mezick Family Graveyard
    (Capitola, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  41. Mezick Family Hatcrown Point Graveyard
    (Tyaskin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  42. Mitchell Cemetery
    (Tyaskin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  43. Moore - White Family Graveyard
    (Capitola, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 17' 09" N ~ 75° 49' 46" W)
  44. James Morris Family Graveyard
    (Nutters District #8)
  45. Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Fruitland, Maryland, Trappe District #7)
  46. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery - partial transcription
    (Willards, Maryland, Pittsburg District #4)
  47. Nelson Cemetery
    (Hebron, Maryland, Salisbury District #9)
  48. New Hope Cemetery - partial transcription
    (Willards, Maryland, Pittsburg District #4)
  49. Nichols Cemetery
    (Delmar, Maryland, Parsons District #5)
  50. Old Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Salisbury District #9)
  51. Old School Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Salisbury District #9)
  52. Owens Family Graveyard
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Nutters District #8)
  53. Palmer Cemetery
    (Fruitland, Maryland, Trappe District #7)
  54. Parsons Cemetery
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Salisbury District #9)
  55. Rencher Family Graveyard
    (Jesterville, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 17' 17" N ~ 75° 53' 44" W)
  56. Rider Cemetery
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Salisbury District #9)
  57. Riggin Family Graveyard
    (Fruitland, Maryland, Trappe District #7)
  58. Roberts - Jones - Dashiell Graveyard UPDATED
    (Tyaskin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  59. Robertson Cemetery UPDATED
    (Clara, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 17' 03" N ~ 75° 48' 55" W)
  60. Rockawalkin "Colored" Church Cemetery
    (Hebron, Maryland, Salisbury District #9)
  61. Rockawalkin United Methodist Church Cemetery, also known as Ebenezer Church
    (Rockawalkin, Maryland, Quantico District #2, 38° 22' 47" N ~ 75° 40' 34" W)
  62. Salisbury Cemetery
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Salisbury District #9)
  63. Siloam Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Siloam, Maryland, Trappe District #7)
  64. St. Johns United Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Fruitland, Maryland, Trappe District #7)
  65. St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (Tyaskin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 18' 39" N ~ 75° 51' 51" W)
  66. St. Phillip's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (Quantico, Maryland, Quantico District #2)
  67. Taylor Family Graveyard
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Salisbury District #9, 38° 22' 32" N ~ 75° 39' 42" W)
  68. Taylor-Phillips-Langsdale Family Graveyard
    (Rewastico, Maryland, Quantico District #2)
  69. Toadvine Family Graveyard
    (Fruitland, Maryland, Nutters District #8)
  70. Tyaskin Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Tyaskin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  71. Turner Cemetery
    (Nanticoke, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 15' 25" N ~ 75° 54' 20" W)
  72. Joshua Wainwright Family Graveyard
    (Clara, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  73. Wainwright - Polk - Peters Graveyard
    (Capitola, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  74. Walter Family Graveyard aka "Moorfields" or "Yellow Brick House"
    (Capitola, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  75. Wango Cemetery
    (Wango, Maryland, Dennis District #6, 38° 19.315' N ~ 75° 27.125' W)
  76. Washington Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Shad Point, Maryland, Trappe District #7)
  77. John Wesley Church Cemetery
    (Capitola, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3)
  78. Wetipquin Methodist Church (Mezick's Church) Cemetery
    (Wetipquin, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 20' 15" N ~ 75° 50' 56" W)
  79. White - Smith - Fields Graveyard
    (Fruitland, Maryland, Trappe District #7)
  80. Wicomico Memorial Park
    (Salisbury, Maryland, Nutters District #8)
  81. Willards Cemetery
    (Willards, Maryland, Pittsburg District #4)
  82. Willing Family Graveyard
    (Nanticoke, Maryland, Tyaskin District #3, 38° 15' 54" N ~ 75° 54' 48" W)
  83. Wimbrow Cemetery
    (Wango, Maryland, Dennis District #6, 38° 18.147' N ~ 75° 27.190' W)

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More Wicomico area cemeteries can be found online at Cindy's Delmarva Genealogy.

  1. Adkins Family Cemetery (Hebron, Maryland)
  2. Athol (Rewastico) Baptist Church Cemetery (Athol, Maryland)
  3. Badley Family Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  4. Beauchamp - Howard Family Cemetery (Mardela, Maryland)
  5. Bradley Family Cemetery (Athol, Maryland)
  6. Brown Family Cemetery (Athol, Maryland)
  7. Connoley Family Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  8. Cooper Family Cemetery (Mardela, Maryland)
  9. Cooper - Bradley Family Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  10. Cruser Mill Farm Cemetery (Mardela, Maryland)
  11. Donoho Family Cemetery (Athol, Maryland)
  12. Emmanuel Church Cemetery (Mardela, Maryland)
  13. Giles Family Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  14. Graham Family Cemetery (Athol, Maryland)
  15. Gravenor - Bennett Family Cemetery (Mardela, Maryland)
  16. Hastings Cemetery (Delmar, Maryland)
  17. Hitch Family Cemetery (Salisbury, Maryland)
  18. Noah Howard Family Cemetery (Mardela, Maryland)
  19. Insley Family Cemetery (Bivalve, Maryland, 38° 17' 50" N ~ 75° 53' 33" W)
  20. Jones Family Cemetery (Tyaskin, Maryland)
  21. Jones - Long Family Cemetery (Salisbury, Maryland)
  22. Lloyd Family Cemetery (Athol, Maryland)
  23. Lowe Family Cemetery (Athol, Maryland)
  24. Mardela Cemetery - back section (Mardela, Maryland)
  25. Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  26. Old Mardela Cemetery (Mardela, Maryland)
  27. Old Methodist Church Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  28. Old Snethen Chapel Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  29. Quinton Family Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  30. Robinson Family Graveyard (Sharptown, Maryland)
  31. Russell Family Cemetery (Mardela, Maryland)
  32. Sebrease Family Cemetery (Athol, Maryland)
  33. Sharptown Fireman's Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  34. Taylor's Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  35. William Taylor Family Cemetery (Mardela, Maryland)
  36. Twiford Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  37. John Twiford Family Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  38. Weatherly - Bradley Family Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  39. Wilson Family Cemetery (Athol, Maryland)
  40. Wright Family Cemetery (Sharptown, Maryland)
  41. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery (San Domingo, Maryland)

Cindy has worked hard to get these graveyards recorded. Don't miss this extensive site!

David Insley's site is another great source for Wicomico cemetery data:

  1. Adkins Complex Cemetery (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  2. Bacon Family Cemetery (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  3. Bailey - Darby Family Cemetery (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  4. Bennett Family Cemetery (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  5. Bennett - Bradley - Taylor Cemetery (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  6. Varden Bradley Family Graveyard (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  7. Brattan Family Cemetery (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  8. Charity Methodist Church Cemetery (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  9. Conway - Smith Family Graveyard (aka Donoho Cemetery) (Wetipquin, Maryland)
  10. Cordrey Family Graveyard (Hebron, Maryland)
  11. Cox - Majors Family Cemetery (Athol, Maryland)
  12. English Family Graveyard (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  13. Fowler - Anderson - Phillips Family Graveyard (Hebron, Maryland)
  14. Clement Goslee Family Graveyard (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  15. Greene (Lloyd - Phillips) Family Graveyard (Athol, Maryland)
  16. Huffington - Robertson Family Graveyard (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  17. Hughes - Dashiell - Denson Family Cemetery (Allen, Maryland)
  18. Hurley - Elliott Family Graveyard (Athol, Maryland)
  19. The FRONT SECTION of the Mardela Cemetery (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  20. Mardela Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  21. North Family Cemetery (Bivalve, Maryland)
  22. Joseph Phillips Family Graveyard (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  23. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery (Hebron, Maryland)
  24. Levi Taylor Family Cemetery (Mardela Springs, Maryland)
  25. Twilley Family Cemetery (Royal Oak, Maryland)
  26. Walker Family Cemetery (Royal Oak, Maryland)


This Cemetery Project is associated with Shari Handley's Eastern Shore Genealogy Project, and with the Wicomico County, Maryland USGenWeb Project site.

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Wednesday, 06-Sep-2023 18:35:47 EDT