A visit to the Blackstone 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 Blackstone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackstone Cemetery:
39.1873, -76.7752
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackstone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackstone Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Ellicott City. Ellicott City lies just to the north northwest of the Blackstone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackstone Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Blackstone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackstone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Dorsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery
- The Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81086 <5>
- First Baptist Church of Guilford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alberta Gary Memorial UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury UMC Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury UMC Cemetery is located in Jessup.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402743 <5>
- St. Lawrence Martyr RC Church Cemete
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Lawrence Martyr RC Church Cemete is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Martyr RC Church Cemete
- The St. Lawrence Martyr RC Church Cemete has also been known as:
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-20 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81519 <5>
- Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81235 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shipley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shipley Family Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Family Cemetery
- The Shipley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shipley Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-1034 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2397190 <5>
- Harman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St.s Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St.s Rest Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Rest Cemetery
- The St.s Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244107 <5>
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Cavey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cavey Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavey Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Savage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hospital Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyer Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Blackstone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackstone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aladdin Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Dorsey
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Woodland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Jessup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak View Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Guilford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Glenshire Towne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Elkridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harmans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Ilchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Ellicott City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meade Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Pioneer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Severn Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Severn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Frederick Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Dorseys Search
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
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 Blackstone Cemetery. The following communities are located in Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackstone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Ellicott City
- Simpsonville
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 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 Blackstone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Howard 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 Blackstone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #583275 (Blackstone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #583275 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Savage
- Location given for Blackstone Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1873296 Lon: -76.7752498
- 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 Howard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackstone 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> | 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. |
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