A visit to the Piney Creek 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 Piney Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Creek Cemetery:
39.7034, -77.1533
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Westminster. Westminster lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Piney Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Piney Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Mountainview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
- Baptist Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baptist Road Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Road Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Taneytown.
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81702 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Littlestown (PA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #750109 <5>
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Silver Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baust Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Baust Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baust Cemetery
- Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- Christ Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970799 <5>
- Elias Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Cemetery
- Toms Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Toms Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morehead Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barts - Centenary UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Piney Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kingsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Harney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Littlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Tyrone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Whitehall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Lake Heritage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Keysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bonneauville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Greenmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Keymar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bark Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Frizzellburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Emmitsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Gettysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ladiesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Pennville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- McSherrystown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
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 Piney Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emmitsburg
- Gettysburg
- Taneytown
- Union Bridge
- Uniontown
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 professional and volunteer 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 Piney Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Piney Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1695373 (Piney Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1695373 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Taneytown
- Location given for Piney Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7034325 Lon: -77.1533169
- 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 Carroll, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Piney Creek 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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