A visit to the B'nai Israel 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 Israel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the B'nai Israel Cemetery:
38.8151, -76.9639
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County<2>.
The county seat for Prince George's County is located in Upper Marlboro. Upper Marlboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the B'nai Israel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the B'nai Israel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the B'nai Israel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from B'nai Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oxon Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oxon Hill Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxon Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Bayne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bayne Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayne Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #PG:76B-11 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Washington National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bells UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bells UMC Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells UMC Cemetery
- The Bells UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bells Cemetery
- Bells Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80748 <6>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52015 <6>
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shuters Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shuters Hill Cemetery is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuters Hill Cemetery
- Alexandria National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
- Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
- The Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234346 <6>
- Forest Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Cemetery
- Epiphany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Epiphany Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the B'nai Israel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from B'nai Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Temple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oxon Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marlow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Forest Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Camp Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Auth Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Auth Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auth Village
- Suitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Foote Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Friendly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morningside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Coral Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Belle Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- District Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Mill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Mill
- Capitol Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Penn Daw Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Thrift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Pepper Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Seat Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Fairmount Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
- Oakcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Chinquapin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Burgundy Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
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 Israel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prince George's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The B'nai Israel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Capitol Heights
- Clinton
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 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 B'nai Israel 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 B'nai Israel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #597097 (Bnai Israel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #597097 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: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anacostia
- Location given for Bnai Israel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8151134 Lon: -76.9638635
- 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 Prince George's, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- B'nai Israel 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. |
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