A visit to the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Cemetery:
39.5076, -79.1906
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Cemetery is located in Garrett County<2>.
The county seat for Garrett County is located in Oakland. Oakland lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Murphy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murphy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pritts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pritts Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritts Cemetery
- North Glade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The North Glade Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Glade Cemetery
- Barnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Swanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Swanton Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton Cemetery
- Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Georges Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Tichnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tichnell Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichnell Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Manor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Manor Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Cemetery
- Warnick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Warnick Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnick Cemetery
- Bittinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bittinger Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittinger Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Bloomington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Michael Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Westernport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2416891 <5>
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Beckman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Beckman Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckman Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Hamill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hamill Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Kitzmiller.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272312 <5>
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Cross Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Church Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Church Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Sinkler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sinkler Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkler Cemetery
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Family Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Family Cemetery
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 Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bittinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Shaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Luke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westernport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Kitzmiller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- McHenry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Accident
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Schell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Sulphur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Lonaconing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Loch Lynn Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Hartmansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- New Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keyser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Avilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
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 Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elk Garden
- Keyser
- Lonaconing
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 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 Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #586116 (Murphy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #586116 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: 776 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bittinger
- Location given for Murphy Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5075919 Lon: -79.1905904
- 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 '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- Murphy 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. |