A visit to the Grantsville 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 Grantsville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grantsville Cemetery:
39.6951, -79.1639
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grantsville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grantsville Cemetery is located in Garrett County<2>.
The county seat for Garrett County is located in Oakland. Oakland lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southwest of the Grantsville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grantsville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Grantsville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grantsville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Glen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Maple Glen Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Cemetery
- Ridgley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgley Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley Cemetery
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dung Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dung Hill Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dung Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Beulah Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Beulah Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Merrbach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Merrbach Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrbach Cemetery
- St. John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bittinger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bittinger Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittinger Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Blocher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Blocher Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Turney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Turney Cemetery is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Pritts Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Pritts Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritts Cemetery
- Finzel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Finzel Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finzel Cemetery
- Reformed Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Reformed Cemetery is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
- Younkin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Younkin Cemetery is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younkin Cemetery
- Ursina Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Great Crossings Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Steel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Percy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grantsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grantsville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grantsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Bittinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Boynton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Listonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Accident
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Meyersdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Meyersdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ursina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Markleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Klondike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Borden Shaft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Midlothian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Frostburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glade City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Garrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Casselman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- McHenry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Zihlman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zihlman is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
- Confluence
(13 miles [20.9 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 Grantsville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garrett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grantsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Confluence
- Frostburg
- Lonaconing
- Meyersdale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Grantsville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Garrett 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 Grantsville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1711061 (Grantsville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1711061 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: Garrett
- Est. Elev: 739 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grantsville
- Location given for Grantsville Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6950831 Lon: -79.1639193
- 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 Garrett, 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 from Point A (ie- Grantsville 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> | 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. |
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