A visit to the Ascension 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 Ascension Cemetery ...
The Ascension Cemetery is located in Prince George's County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barber - White Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bowie Cemetery
- The Bowie Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Cemetery
- Duvall Family Cemetery
- Epiphany Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The Epiphany Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The Epiphany Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elliott's Chapel Cemetery
- St. Peters Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Stuart / Stewart Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-1029 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984529 <2>
- Ft. Meade Post Cemetery
- The Ft. Meade Post Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Meade Post Cemetery
- The Ft. Meade Post Cemetery has also been known as:
- Post Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-2392 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81387 <2>
- Foxhill Recreation Center Cemetery
- Greenbelt Cemetery
- The Greenbelt Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Lanham Cemetery
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maryland National Memorial Park
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
- The Mt. Oak Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oak Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Queens Chapel Cemetery
- The Queens Chapel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Chapel Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Georges Chapel Cemetery
- St. Johns AME Zion Church Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Peters Church Cemetery
- The St. Peters Church Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Church Cemetery
- The St. Peters Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stuart Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81667 <2>
- Snowden Cemetery
- Training School Cemetery
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
- Waugh Cemetery
- The Waugh Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh Cemetery
- The Waugh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waugh Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-1023 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81755 <2>
- Woodward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 39 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Ascension Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Annapolis Junction
- Beltsville
- Berwyn Heights
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Berwyn
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Bowie
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
- Boxwood Village
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Brightseat
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Collington
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Crofton Village Green
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton Village
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
- Crofton
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Dodge Park
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- East Riverdale
- East Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverdale
- Gambrills
- Geraghty Village
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Glenarden
- Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
- Glenn Dale
- Goddard
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Greenbelt
- Hidden Village
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Kent Village
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kentland
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Lake Arbor
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Landover Hills
- Landover
- Lanham
- Largo
- Laurel
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
- Maryland City
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Mitchellville
- New Carrollton
- Odenton
- Palmer Park
- Palmer Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Park
- Pin Oak Village
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- South Laurel
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Springdale
- Stonegate Village
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodmore
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
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 Ascension Cemetery. The following communities are located in Prince George's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ascension Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowie
- Greenbelt
- Landover
- Laurel
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ascension Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Prince George's 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 Ascension Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1714325 (Ascension Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1714325 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: Prince George's
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <4> | 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- Ascension Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |