A visit to the Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Cemetery:
39.5973, -75.9352
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Cemetery is located in Cecil County<2>.
The county seat for Cecil County is located in Elkton. Elkton lies just to the east of the Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boulden Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Elk Neck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elk Neck Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck Cemetery
- Elkton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elkton Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton Cemetery
- Gilpin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gilpin Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leeds Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gilpin Manor Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Rosebank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Perryville.
- The Asbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80720 <5>
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North East
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Prestige Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
- Charlestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bacon Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Eder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
- Forest View Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest View Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
- Marley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marley Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
- Foys Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Foys Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foys Hill
- Childs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Theodore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- Belvedere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belvedere is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Principio Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Elkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windsor Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Cherry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Blue Ball Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Frenchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perry Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- The Woods of Town Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calvert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Chesapeake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delancy Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Bank ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Elk Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andora is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Winchester Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
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 Memorial Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cecil County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chesapeake City
- Elkton
- North East
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 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 Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #592023 (Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #592023 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: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North East
- Location given for Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5973355 Lon: -75.9352213
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial 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. |