A visit to the Fifty-Four 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 Fifty-Four Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fifty-Four Cemetery:
39.5737, -78.5133
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fifty-Four Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fifty-Four Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.
The county seat for Allegany County is located in Cumberland. Cumberland lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Fifty-Four Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fifty-Four Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fifty-Four Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bevans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bevans Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevans Cemetery
- Cherry Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Orchard Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Orchard Cemetery
- Rine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rine Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rine Cemetery
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
- Roby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roby Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oldtown Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oldtown United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ginnevan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ginnevan Cemetery is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginnevan Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Woodrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodrow Cemetery is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow Cemetery
- Dyche Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyche Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyche Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Robinette Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Enon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Enon Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Enon Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Robinette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fifty-Four Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fifty-Four Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Okonoko
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Keifers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Paw Paw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Green Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Oldtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hansrote
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Doe Gully
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Little Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Donaldson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Flintstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Pearre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Spring Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Higginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Woodmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
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 Fifty-Four Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fifty-Four 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 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 Fifty-Four Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Allegany 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 Fifty-Four Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #584373 (Fifty-Four Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #584373 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: Allegany
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oldtown
- Location given for Fifty-Four Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5737029 Lon: -78.5133464
- 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 Allegany, 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- Fifty-Four 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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