A visit to the Bethesda 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 Bethesda Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethesda Cemetery:
39.3137, -77.2478
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Rockville. Rockville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bethesda Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethesda Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethesda Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Montgomery Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bush Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Creek Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Urbana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262606 <5>
- Hyattstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hyattstown Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- New Market Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Market Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market Cemetery
- Ijamsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ijamsville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijamsville Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Urbana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Sugar Loaf Mtn. Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mount Airy.
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prospect UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153993 <5>
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Browningsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Smith Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hyattstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Monrovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bartholows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mullinix
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Long Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ijamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Etchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Timberleigh Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy Village West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Nottingham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Reels Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Burdette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Prathertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Laytonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Park Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
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 Bethesda Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1712465 (Bethesda Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1712465 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Damascus
- Location given for Bethesda Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3137155 Lon: -77.2477614
- 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 Montgomery, 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 from Point A (ie- Bethesda 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. |