A visit to the Broad Creek 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 Broad Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Broad Creek Cemetery:
39.6607, -76.2844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Broad Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Broad Creek Cemetery is located in Harford County<2>.
The county seat for Harford County is located in Bel Air. Bel Air lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Broad Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Broad Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Broad Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Broad Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ascension Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ascension Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascension Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- Southern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Southern Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Emory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Trappe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trappe Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Hosanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hosanna Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosanna Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Darlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Darlington Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Cemetery
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zoar Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zoar Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Conowingo.
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <5>
- Coopers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Broad Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Broad Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scarboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Dublin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Kalmia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whiteford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conowingo Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Slate Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Pylesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Street
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Conowingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bynum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Castle Fin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Churchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Rowlandsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Rock Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bryansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
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 Broad Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Broad Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Darlington
- Delta
- Delta lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Broad Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
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 Broad Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Harford 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 Broad Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1697969 (Broad Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1697969 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: Harford
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delta
- Location given for Broad Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6606613 Lon: -76.2844018
- 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 Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Broad Creek 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. |
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