Carrcroft near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Newark Union Church and Cemetery

Photographed by Alayna DeMarco, January 26, 2021

1. Newark Union Church and Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Newark Union Church was built in 1845 near the site of a 1704 poplar log Quaker meetinghouse and burial ground. The church was originally a one-room, two-story fieldstone structure built by Lewis Zebley and Joseph Sharpley for $800. Renovations in 1906 transformed the building into a late Gothic Revival style church with stuccoed exterior and lancet windows. Valentine Hollingsworth donated land for the cemetery in 1687. It contains over 900 burials, including veterans dating back to the Revolutionary War, and unmarked graves from Quaker settlements. Newark Union Church and Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

Erected 2020 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-255.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1687.

Location. 39° 47.162′ N, 75° 30.809′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Carrcroft. It can be reached from Newark Union Road 0.1 miles north of Baynard Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Newark Union Rd, Wilmington DE 19803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Newark Union Church (a few steps from this marker); Valentine Hollingsworth (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Prominent Families of Brandywine Hundred (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans in the Newark Union Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots in New Ark Union Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Newark Union (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Regarding Newark Union Church and Cemetery. From 1845 to the 1890s, Newark Union Church was a Quaker Meetinghouse. Afterwards it became a Methodist church until the 1950s when the congregation left to form Aldergate Church. From then until 1970, Newark Union Church was a non-denominational church. Afterwards, it was abandoned. It is currently being restored.

Additional keywords. Methodist, Non-denominational

Newark Union Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alayna DeMarco, October 17, 2020

2. Newark Union Cemetery

The large headstone on the right is the grave of Valentine Hollingsworth. He died on October 13, 1710, but his headstone was erected in 1935.

Newark Union Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alayna DeMarco, October 17, 2020

3. Newark Union Church

Newark Union Church in its current late Gothic Revival Style. The vestibule is the current entrance on the east side of the building. Before 1906, the entrance was a simple door on the south side of the building.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024

4. Newark Union Church and Cemetery Marker

The church building has been cleaned up over the last few years.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2022, by Alayna DeMarco of Wilmington, Delaware. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2022, by Alayna DeMarco of Wilmington, Delaware. 4. submitted on November 6, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.