A visit to the Old Saint Josephs 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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery:
38.3748, -76.6930
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Mary's County is located in Leonardtown. Leonardtown lies just to the south southeast of the Old St. Josephs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Josephs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Old St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Galilee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- St. Mary's Queen of Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Queen of Peace Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Queen of Peace Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Queen of Peace Cemetery has also been known as:
- Queen of Peace Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81399 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Charles Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- All Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The All Faith Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Faith Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The John Wesley Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Wesley Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Joy Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Chapel Cemetery
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waters Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Mutual.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81751 <5>
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Asberry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Asberry Cemetery is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- The Asberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80716 <5>
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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morganza
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Loveville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Helen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Summerseat Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Clements
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chaptico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hurry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Leonardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Hollywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Bushwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Milestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Hellen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Battle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Golden Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Budds Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Blakistone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Abell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sotterley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Broomes Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charlotte Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adelina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Avenue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breton Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Mutual Consent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Bowens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Benedict
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Mary's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's 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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #594855 (Old Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #594855 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: St. Mary's
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leonardtown
- Location given for Old Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3748479 Lon: -76.6930188
- 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 Saint Mary's, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old St. Josephs 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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