Saint George's Hundred in Middletown in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Asbury Cemetery
Photographed by Pete Skillman, August 22, 2024
1. Asbury Cemetery Marker
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church in St. George's Hundred, was located on the road that leads from Odessa to St. George's, near Pearce's Run. Thomas Smith and Lawrence McComer began to preach in the woods to large crowds in the summer of 1810. When cold weather made it impossible to continue meeting outdoors, the idea of a church took form and the people gave $800.00 to build Asbury. This was finished before frost. When St. George's and Port Penn Societies were organized, the congregation of Asbury merged with these and the church building was abandoned.
People of different races worshiped in the church which was once located here and were buried in this cemetery.
1 E. C. Hallman, "The Garden of Methodism" published on request of the Peninsula Annual Conference of The Methodist Church ca. 1946.
For more information visit:
www.middletowndehistory.com
www.barrattschapel.org
www.findagrave.com
Erected 2020 by Girl Scout Troop 873.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in
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Location. 39° 30.39′ N, 75° 38.972′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Saint George's Hundred. It is on Dupont Pkwy (U.S. 13) 0.2 miles south of Hyett's Corner Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Dupont Pkwy, Middletown DE 19709, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Delaware’s Southern New Castle County, in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McDonough Burial Ground (approx. one mile away); Commodore Thomas Macdonough (approx.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, August 22, 2024
2. Asbury Cemetery Marker - wide view
Also see . . . Asbury Cemetery. This site, published by the Middletown Historical Society, has more information about the cemetery.
In 2020, Girl Scout Troop 873 did a project to clean up Asbury Cemetery.(Submitted on August 22, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
Photographed by Pete Skillman, August 22, 2024
3. Asbury Cemetery Marker - Cemetery itself
Today, the cemetery has become quite over-grown.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
