A visit to the Durham 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 Durham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Durham Cemetery:
38.4732, -77.1541
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Durham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Durham Cemetery is located in Charles County<2>.
The county seat for Charles County is located in La Plata. La Plata lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Durham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Durham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Durham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alexandria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- Chicamuxen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chicamuxen Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicamuxen Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
- The St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Catherine's Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #508825 <5>
- St. Katherines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Marbury Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Park Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Park Hill Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
- Port Tabacco Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Bumbrey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bumbrey Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumbrey Cemetery
- Little Ark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Ark Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ark Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ironsides
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Doncaster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Nanjemoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McConchie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Mattawoman Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Marbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marbury is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Port Tobacco Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Port Tobacco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Indian Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Chamberlain Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Quantico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Hampstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Hooes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Faulkner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bel Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pomfret
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Loy Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- La Plata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
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 Durham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Charles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- La Plata
- Port Tobacco
- Quantico
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 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 Durham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Charles 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 Durham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1677010 (Durham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1677010 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: Charles
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nanjemoy
- Location given for Durham Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.473178 Lon: -77.1541446
- 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 Charles, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Durham 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |