A visit to the Fort Lincoln Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ft. Lincoln Cemetery (FG ID #80969).
In addition, the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has an MIHP <2> database entry for the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery (MIHP ID: PG:68-15).
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 Ft. Lincoln Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery:
38.9285, -76.9506
The Ft. Lincoln Cemetery is located in Prince George's County<3>.
The county seat for Prince George's County is located in Upper Marlboro. Upper Marlboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the southeast of the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Lincoln Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Addison Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Addison Chapel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Chapel Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- National Harmony Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- George Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Washington National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgley - Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridgley - Zion Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley - Zion Cemetery
- Lanham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Epiphany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Epiphany Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany Cemetery
- Forest Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Cemetery
- Greenbelt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbelt Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt Cemetery
- Grace Episcopal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Randolph Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mary Randolph Grave is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Randolph Grave
- Arlington National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Custis Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Custis Burying Ground is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custis Burying Ground
- Tomb of the Unknowns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tomb of the Unknowns is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomb of the Unknowns
- Syphax Family Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Syphax Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syphax Family Graveyard
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Barnabus Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barnabus Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Prince George's 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 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Lincoln Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Colmar Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colmar Manor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
- Cottage City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- North Brentwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Brentwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Brentwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cheverly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bladensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edmonston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edmonston is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Hyattsville Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Rainier
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairmount Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Landover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ducat Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverdale
- Riverdale Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Hyattsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Capitol Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seat Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kentland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Kent Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Dodge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Landover Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Chillum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Ft. Lincoln Cemetery. The following communities are located in Prince George's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Lincoln Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bladensburg
- Capitol Heights
- Hyattsville
- Landover
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 Ft. Lincoln 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 Ft. Lincoln Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #80969
Referenced MIHP Record: PG:68-15
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #597419 (Fort Lincoln Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #597419 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: 18 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington East
- Location given for Fort Lincoln Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9298335 Lon: -76.9510858
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ft. Lincoln Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |