A visit to the Mount Hebron 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery:
39.4826, -77.6897
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Graveyard
- Mumma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mumma Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumma Cemetery
- Mt. Briar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Briar Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Briar Cemetery
- Boonsboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Manor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Manor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Cemetery
- First Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The First Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Methodist Cemetery
- The First Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpsburg First Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325328 <6>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Sharpsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81277 <6>
- Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reformed Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
- Antietam National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antietam National Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antietam National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Sharpsburg.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-II-356 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80709 <6>
- Rohersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rohersville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohersville Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Church of God Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of God Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Burkittsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Burkittsville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkittsville Cemetery
- Myersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Myersville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville Cemetery
- Myersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Myersville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Pleasant Walk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Walk Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk Cemetery
- Mt. Lena Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lena Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lena Graveyard
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keedysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eakles Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Boonsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Rohrersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zittlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Antietam Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Breathedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Fairplay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Gapland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Frostown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Lappans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- San Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Spielman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spielman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Myersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Mount Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Shepherdstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Burkittsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonsboro
- Keedysville
- Myersville
- Sharpsburg
- Shepherdstown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #586000 (Mount Hebron Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #586000 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keedysville
- Location given for Mount Hebron Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4825997 Lon: -77.6897138
- 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 Washington, 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- Mt. Hebron 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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