A visit to the Merrbach 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 Merrbach Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merrbach Cemetery:
39.6895, -79.0673
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merrbach Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Merrbach Cemetery is located in Garrett County<2>.
The county seat for Garrett County is located in Oakland. Oakland lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Merrbach Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Merrbach Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merrbach Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Blocher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blocher Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher Cemetery
- Maple Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Maple Glen Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Cemetery
- Mt. Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Beulah Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Beulah Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Grantsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grantsville Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Ridgley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ridgley Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley Cemetery
- Finzel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Finzel Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finzel Cemetery
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Percy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Frostburg Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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 <6>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Dung Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dung Hill Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dung Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <6>
- Old Coney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reformed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Reformed Cemetery is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Merrbach Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merrbach Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- West Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Grantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boynton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Klondike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midlothian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Frostburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Ocean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Borden Shaft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Zihlman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zihlman is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
- Meyersdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Meyersdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Summit Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Lonaconing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Eckhart Mines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
- Mount Savage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glade City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Bittinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Loarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loarville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
- Clarysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Wittenberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Callimont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
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 Merrbach Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garrett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Merrbach Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Frostburg
- Lonaconing
- Meyersdale
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 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 Merrbach Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Garrett 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 Merrbach Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #585797 (Merrbach Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #585797 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: Garrett
- Est. Elev: 808 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avilton
- Location given for Merrbach Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6895291 Lon: -79.0672498
- 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 Garrett, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merrbach 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> | 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. |
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