A visit to the B'nai Abraham 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 B'nai Abraham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the B'nai Abraham Cemetery:
39.6190, -77.7619
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the B'nai Abraham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies just to the northeast of the B'nai Abraham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the B'nai Abraham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the B'nai Abraham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from B'nai Abraham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Funkstown Public Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hagerstown.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-HAG-182 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81439 <6>
- First Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hagerstown.
- The Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81805 <6>
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Graveyard
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Graveyard
- River View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Augustines Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81032 <6>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Reiffs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Reiffs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffs Cemetery
- Broadfording Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording Graveyard
- Bethel Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Pinesburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pinesburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesburg Cemetery
- Shiloh Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Graveyard
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
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 B'nai Abraham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from B'nai Abraham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Halfway
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Woodcrest Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Hagerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <7>
- Williamsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Saint James
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Funkstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huyett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Lappans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Wilson - Conococheague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spielman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spielman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Breathedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Robinwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maugansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chewsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Falling Waters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Mar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Mount Aetna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
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 B'nai Abraham Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The B'nai Abraham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 B'nai Abraham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 B'nai Abraham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1713859 (Bnai Abraham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1713859 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamsport
- Location given for Bnai Abraham Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6189854 Lon: -77.7619384
- 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 Washington, 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- B'nai Abraham 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |