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A visit to the Dorsey Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Dorsey Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dorsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dorsey Cemetery

Lat:   39.1921°   (39° 11' 31")

Lon:   -76.8136°   (-76° 48' 48")

The Dorsey 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 of the Dorsey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Dorsey Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dorsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • First Baptist Church of Guilford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Alberta Gary Memorial UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Blackstone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackstone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackstone Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadowridge Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meadow Ridge Memorial Park is located in Howard County
  • Grace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Savage Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Asbury UMC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury UMC Cemetery
      • The Asbury UMC Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • 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>
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Warfield Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warfield Family Cemetery
      • The Warfield Family Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Warfield Family Cemetery is located
    • St. Lawrence Martyr RC Church Cemete
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery
      • The Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
      • The Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81086 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Cavey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cavey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cavey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cavey Cemetery is located in Howard County

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 Dorsey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dorsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oak View Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
    • Oak View Village is located in Howard County
  • Guilford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Guilford is located in Howard County
  • Woodland Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
  • Glenshire Towne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenshire Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
    • Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
  • Aladdin Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aladdin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
    • Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
  • Savage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jessup
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
    • Jessup is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <8>
  • Columbia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Howard County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <8>
  • Dorsey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Village of Dorseys Search
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Simpsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Simpsonville is located in Howard County
  • Hammond Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
    • Hammond Village is located in Howard County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Leishear Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leishear Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
      • Leishear Village is located in Howard County
    • North Laurel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
      • North Laurel is located in Howard County
    • Ilchester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
      • Ilchester is located in Howard County
    • Scaggsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Annapolis Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Font Hill Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Font Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
      • Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
    • Elkridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
      • Elkridge is located in Howard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkridge <8>
    • Lawyers Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
      • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
    • Frederick Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
      • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Ellicott City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellicott City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott City
      • Ellicott City is located in Howard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellicott City <8>
    • Linwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Johns Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
      • Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
    • Fulton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Howard County
    • Maryland City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
      • Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Lake Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Harmans
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
      • Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Patapsco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
      • Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Clarksville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Howard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <8>
    • Marydell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marydell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
      • Marydell is located in Howard County

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 Dorsey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Howard County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dorsey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dorsey Cemetery:

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 Dorsey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #584131  (Dorsey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #584131 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Savage
    • County: Howard         Elev: 122
    • Location given for GNIS #584131 (Dorsey Cemetery)

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dorsey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1921, Longitude: -76.8136       In this case, the coordinates for the Dorsey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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