A visit to the Meadow Branch 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 Meadow Branch Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Meadow Branch Cemetery (FG ID #81175).
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 Meadow Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meadow Branch Cemetery:
39.5877, -77.0280
The Meadow Branch Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Westminster. Westminster lies just to the east southeast of the Meadow Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meadow Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Meadow Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meadow Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Benjamins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frizzellburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Frizzellburg Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg Cemetery
- Warehime Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Warehime Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehime Cemetery
- Potters Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
- Church of the Ascension Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pipe Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Cemetery
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stone Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Chapel Cemetery
- Western Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gist Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baust Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baust Cemetery
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Heritage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Heritage Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pipe Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- New Windsor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Windsor Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor Cemetery
- Deer Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Deer Park Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Morehead Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meadow Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meadow Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Avondale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Westminster
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frizzellburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Brandy Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yorkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McKinstrys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Dennings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Bloom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klee Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Fairground Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Union Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Meadow Branch Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meadow Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Meadow Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Meadow Branch Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #81175
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1695830 (Meadow Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1695830 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Windsor
- Location given for Meadow Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5873233 Lon: -77.0277596
- 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 Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Meadow Branch 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |