A visit to the Negro Mountain 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 Negro Mountain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Negro Mountain Cemetery:
39.6698, -79.2117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Negro Mountain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Negro Mountain Cemetery is located in Garrett County<2>.
The county seat for Garrett County is located in Oakland. Oakland lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Negro Mountain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Negro Mountain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Negro Mountain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Negro Mountain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ridgley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ridgley Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley Cemetery
- Dung Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dung Hill Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dung Hill Cemetery
- Grantsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grantsville Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville Cemetery
- St. John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bittinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bittinger Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittinger Cemetery
- Maple Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Glen Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Cemetery
- Mt. Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Beulah Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Beulah Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Turney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Turney Cemetery is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Merrbach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Merrbach Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrbach Cemetery
- Hoyes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoyes Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pritts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pritts Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritts Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Great Crossings Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emberson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Emberson Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson Cemetery
- Steel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Blocher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Blocher Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- North Glade Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The North Glade Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Glade Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Negro Mountain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Negro Mountain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grantsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bittinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Accident
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Listonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Coal Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Ursina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- McHenry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summit Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Confluence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Meyersdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Meyersdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Markleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Markleysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Borden Shaft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Midlothian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Casselman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 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 Negro Mountain 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 Negro Mountain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Confluence
- Lonaconing
- Meyersdale
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 Negro Mountain 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 Negro Mountain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #586160 (Negro Mountain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #586160 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: 763 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grantsville
- Location given for Negro Mountain Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6698059 Lon: -79.2116989
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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Negro Mountain 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |