A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
39.5643, -77.3130
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Frederick County<2>.
The county seat for Frederick County is located in Frederick. Frederick lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Monocacy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Monocacy Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bethel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harlan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harlan Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Cemetery
- Grace Rocky Hill Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Grace Rocky Hill Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Rocky Hill Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grace Rocky Hill Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Woodsboro.
- The Grace Rocky Hill Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Hill Church Cemetery
- St. Peters Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1430460 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haughs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion / Haughs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81059 <5>
- Israel Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Israel Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Creek Cemetery
- Johnsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnsville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Cemetery
- Johnsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johnsville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Graceham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Graceham Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham Cemetery
- Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Utica Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Utica Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Cemetery
- The Utica Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988214 <5>
- Glade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Middleburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
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 Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Midway
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Woodsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Rocky Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Creagerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Daysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Keymar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Walkersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colony Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glade Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glade Town is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Town
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Bruceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Libertytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Thurmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catoctin Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Mountaindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Discovery - Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Charlesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- McKinstrys Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Bark Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Frederick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Frederick 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1711536 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1711536 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: Frederick
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodsboro
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5642668 Lon: -77.3130397
- 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 Frederick, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Hill 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. |
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