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A visit to the Loar 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 Loar Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Loar Cemetery:

39.6254, -78.8864

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Loar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Loar Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Cumberland. Cumberland lies just to the east northeast of the Loar Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Loar Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Loar Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Loar Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Warner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Warner Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
  • Neff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Neff Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Frostburg Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Frostburg Memorial Park is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg Memorial Park
    • The Frostburg Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Allegany Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80702 <5>
  • Lease Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lease Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lease Cemetery
  • Rose Meadow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Rose Meadow Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Meadow Cemetery
  • Percy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cecil Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cecil Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Old Coney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lonaconing.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81551 <5>
  • Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Restlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Cumberland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #266919 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Coney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Old Coney Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Coney Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Garrett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Hutson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hutson Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutson Cemetery
      • The Hutson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cresap Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405526 <5>
    • Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Abe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81438 <5>
    • St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
      • The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81612 <5>
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks 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 Loar Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Loar Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Loarville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Loarville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
  • Eckhart Mines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
  • Clarysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Clarysville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
  • Frostburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Borden Shaft
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
  • Woodland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodland is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Ocean
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocean is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
  • Cresaptown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zihlman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zihlman is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
  • Midlothian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Midlothian is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
  • Klondike
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Klondike is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
  • Midland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Midland is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Gilmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilmore is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Frost ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Frost is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Pinto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinto is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
    • Brady
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brady is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Cedar Cliff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
    • La Vale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Savage
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Carpendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Barrelville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barrelville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
    • Lonaconing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rawlings
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Short Gap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
    • Wiley Ford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ridgeley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
    • Corriganville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Corriganville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville

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 Loar Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegany County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Loar Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Loar 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 Loar Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #585527  (Loar Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #585527 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: 681 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Frostburg
      • Location given for Loar Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6253657     Lon: -78.8864114
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loar 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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