Cedar Creek Hundred in Lincoln in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Absalom Jones

1748 - 1818

Photographed by Pete Skillman, July 12, 2026

1. Absalom Jones Marker

Inscription.
First African-American Priest of the Episcopal Church
Born near here
The site of St. Matthew's Church
Cedar Creek Hundred

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1748.

Location. 38° 52.066′ N, 75° 22.475′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Cedar Creek Hundred. It is on Cedar Creek Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8526 Cedar Creek Rd, Lincoln DE 19960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Slaughter Neck United Methodist Church

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); John Sudler Isaacs (approx. 3.3 miles away); a different marker also named Absalom Jones (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Vinyard Shipbuilding Company (approx. 4.1 miles away); American Holly (approx. 4.1 miles away); History of Goat Island / Milford Contributes to the War Effort (approx. 4.1 miles away); Milford Parks and Recreation Director… (approx. 4.1 miles away); Old Calvary Church, Franklin St. (approx. 4.2 miles away).

Absalom Jones Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, July 12, 2026

2. Absalom Jones Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.