Milford Hundred in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Joseph Oliver

Photographed by Nate Davidson, April 21, 2011

1. Joseph Oliver Marker

Inscription. In memory of Joseph Oliver who departed this life February 28, twenty minutes after seven in the morning in the Year of our Lord 1807 aged about eighty years.

Joseph Oliver was owner of land North of the Mispillion River, formally known as Saw Mill Range. In 1787 Mr. Oliver divided the land into building lots and is now known as the City of Milford

Erected by City of Milford Commission of Landmarks & Museums.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1836.

Location. 38° 54.933′ N, 75° 25.9′ W. Marker is in Milford, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Milford Hundred. It can be reached from N. Church Street. Located within Christ Church cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 N Church Street, Milford DE 19963, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Christ Church (here, next to this marker); Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Milford's First Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); The Towers (about 700 feet away); Site of the Home of General Alfred T.A. Torbert

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Mispillion River Greenway Historical Sites (approx. 0.2 miles away); Parson Thorne Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); Milford (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milford.

Joseph Oliver Burial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nate Davidson, April 21, 2011

2. Joseph Oliver Burial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,303 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.