A visit to the Alexandria Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Alexandria Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexandria Cemetery:
38.5373, -77.2008
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexandria Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Charles County<2>.
The county seat for Charles County is located in La Plata. La Plata lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Alexandria Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alexandria Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Alexandria Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexandria Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chicamuxen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chicamuxen Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicamuxen Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Marbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marbury Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Cemetery
- Park Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Park Hill Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill Cemetery
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Triangle Public Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Triangle Public Cemetery is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Public Cemetery
- Dumfries Public Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dumfries Public Cemetery is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries Public Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Open Arms Pentacostal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neabsco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Neabsco Cemetery is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neabsco Cemetery
- Hardens Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardens Hill Cemetery is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardens Hill Cemetery
- Quantico National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
- The St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Catherine's Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #508825 <5>
- St. Katherines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolitan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexandria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexandria Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mattawoman Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Doncaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Marbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Quantico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nanjemoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Chamberlain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Georgetown Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- McConchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dumfries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <6>
- Triangle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pomonkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Marumsco Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Port Tobacco Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Port Tobacco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pomfret
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bryans Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Hampton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dale City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montclair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Alexandria Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Charles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexandria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dumfries
- Port Tobacco
- Quantico
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Alexandria Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Charles County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Alexandria Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #582874 (Alexandria Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #582874 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Charles
- Est. Elev: 29 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indian Head
- Location given for Alexandria Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5373426 Lon: -77.200813
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alexandria Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |