A visit to the Metropolitan 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 Metropolitan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Metropolitan Cemetery:
38.6187, -77.0778
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Metropolitan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Charles County<2>.
The county seat for Charles County is located in La Plata. La Plata lies just to the southeast of the Metropolitan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Metropolitan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Metropolitan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Metropolitan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfax Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairfax Grave is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Grave
- Park Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Park Hill Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill Cemetery
- Marbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marbury Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Washington Family Tomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Washington Family Tomb is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Family Tomb
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Accotink UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Accotink UMC Cemetery is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink UMC Cemetery
- Pohick Churchyard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Remey Tomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Remey Tomb is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remey Tomb
- Alexandria Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
- The St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Catherine's Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #508825 <6>
- St. Katherines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Port Tabacco Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
- Waldorf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Waldorf Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lyles Family Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Family Cemetery
- Colmans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Colmans Cemetery is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmans Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Metropolitan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Metropolitan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pomonkey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Bryans Road
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Hampton Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Freedom Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Potomac Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Pomfret
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Riverview Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Indian Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Accokeek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marbury is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lyons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Fort Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Port Tobacco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Westlake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Fort Hunt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- McConchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Hybla Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Port Tobacco Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- La Plata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Metropolitan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Charles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Metropolitan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- La Plata
- Mount Vernon
- Port Tobacco
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Metropolitan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Charles 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 Metropolitan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1676787 (Metropolitan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1676787 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: Charles
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Port Tobacco
- Location given for Metropolitan Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6187293 Lon: -77.0777549
- 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 Charles, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Metropolitan 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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