A visit to the Griffith 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 Griffith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffith Cemetery:
39.6784, -75.8919
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griffith Cemetery is located in Cecil County<2>.
The county seat for Cecil County is located in Elkton. Elkton lies just to the southeast of the Griffith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Griffith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leeds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Leeds Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill Cemetery
- Sharpes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharpes Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Cemetery
- The Sharpes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpes Graveyard
- Sharp's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81629 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Boulden Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Little Elk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Elk Cemetery is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Gilpin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilpin Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin Cemetery
- Gilpin Manor Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Elkton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Elkton Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton Cemetery
- Otts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Otts Chapel Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otts Chapel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- London Britain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The London Britain Cemetery is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Britain Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Andora
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Andora is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Childs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Blake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Fair Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Blue Ball Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Eder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
- Marley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marley Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
- Elk Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Prestige Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bank ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- West Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
- Barksdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bacon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Forest View Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest View Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
- Elkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Iron Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Winding Brook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Theodore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- North East
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strickersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Chrome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
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 Griffith Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cecil County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Griffith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Cecil 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 Griffith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #589279 (Griffith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #589279 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: Cecil
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bay View
- Location given for Griffith Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6784447 Lon: -75.8918858
- 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 Cecil, 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' (or 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- Griffith 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. |