A visit to the Mount Joy 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. Joy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Joy Cemetery:
39.5923, -77.1214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Westminster. Westminster lies just to the east of the Mt. Joy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Joy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Joy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Joy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pipe Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Baust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baust Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baust Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pipe Creek Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Windsor Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor Cemetery
- Frizzellburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Frizzellburg Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- German Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pipe Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Cemetery
- Warehime Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Warehime Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehime Cemetery
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Taneytown.
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81702 <6>
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Middleburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Sams Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sams Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek Cemetery
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Chapel Cemetery
- Western Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Joy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Joy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Bark Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Tyrone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Union Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Frizzellburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- McKinstrys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Medford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Medford is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairground Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Taneytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Sams Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bruceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Dennings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Keysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Ladiesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
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. Joy Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Joy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Taneytown
- Union Bridge
- Uniontown
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 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. Joy 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1695685 (Mount Joy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1695685 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: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Windsor
- Location given for Mount Joy Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5923228 Lon: -77.1213714
- 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 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- Mt. Joy 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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