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A visit to the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore (FG ID #81168).

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 Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore:

38.6750, -75.8969

The Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore is located in Dorchester County<2>.

The county seat for Dorchester County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore .

Open a Google Map centered on the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore.

Name Variations for Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore has also been known as:

  • Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery
  • Maryland Veterans Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore, with the nearest first.

  • Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Johns Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
  • Preston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
  • Washington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Skinners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Skinners Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Cemetery
  • Coppins Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Windy Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Windy Hill Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill Cemetery
  • Solomon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Solomon Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Smithson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Smithson Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Cemetery
    • Upper Bambury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Upper Bambury Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Bambury Cemetery
    • East New Market Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McKendree Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • Landing Neck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Landing Neck Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing Neck Cemetery
    • Wrights Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Wrights Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
    • Merrick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Merrick Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore, with the nearest first:

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 Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dorchester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cambridge
    • Cambridge lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cambridge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Easton
    • Easton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Easton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Federalsburg
  • Hurlock
    • Hurlock lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hurlock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Preston
    • Preston lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Preston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore:

  • Pages specific to Maryland:
  • Pages specific to Dorchester 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 Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #81168

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #588565  (Maryland Veterans Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #588565 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: Dorchester
      • Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Preston
      • Location given for Maryland Veterans Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6756711     Lon: -75.8979913
      • 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>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Dorchester, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore) 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.