A visit to the Park 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 Park Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Park Hill Cemetery:
38.5771, -77.1578
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Park Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Park Hill Cemetery is located in Charles County<2>.
The county seat for Charles County is located in La Plata. La Plata lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Park Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Park Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Park Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Park Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Alexandria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Chicamuxen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chicamuxen Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicamuxen Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolitan Cemetery
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
- The St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Catherine's Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #508825 <5>
- St. Katherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Fairfax Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairfax Grave is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Grave
- Open Arms Pentacostal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neabsco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Neabsco Cemetery is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neabsco Cemetery
- Triangle Public Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Triangle Public Cemetery is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Public Cemetery
- Port Tabacco Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Park Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Park Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Indian Head
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Potomac Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Ironsides
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Pomonkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Bryans Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Hampton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freedom Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- McConchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Woodbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marumsco Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Georgetown Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Chamberlain Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nanjemoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Port Tobacco Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Port Tobacco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Triangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pohick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Lorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Accokeek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Occoquan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Agnewville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Dale City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <7>
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 Park Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Charles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Park Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dumfries
- Lorton
- Port Tobacco
- Quantico
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 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 Park Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Charles 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 Park Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #586402 (Park Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #586402 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: Charles
- Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indian Head
- Location given for Park Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5770637 Lon: -77.1577568
- 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 Charles, 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' (or 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- Park 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |