A visit to the Point Lookout Confederate 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 Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery:
38.0732, -76.3424
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Mary's County is located in Leonardtown. Leonardtown lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Michael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- TestShiva Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The TestShiva Cemetery is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for TestShiva Cemetery
- Fairfields Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairfields Cemetery is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfields Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Kinsale (VA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641553 <5>
- Bailey Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Holy Face Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Face Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Face Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hope Union Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Hope Union Cemetery is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Union Cemetery
- The Hope Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2581779 <5>
- Roseland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Roseland Cemetery is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
- Burnt House Field Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Burnt House Field Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House Field Cemetery
- The Burnt House Field Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lee Family Estate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641543 <5>
- Lee Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Gibeon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibeon Cemetery is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibeon Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Potomac Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Potomac Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Cemetery
- Calvary UMC Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary UMC Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Rhodes Point
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157827 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scotland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Gum Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Saint Marys City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Drayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bundick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Ophelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Heathsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Valley Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Tall Timbers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kinsale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morrisons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Sunnybank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Tucker Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Lexington Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Great Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Blackwells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Griffiths Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Reedville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Mary's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Heathsville
- Lexington Park
- Saint Marys City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pt. Lookout Confederate 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 Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1697824 (Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1697824 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: 1 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Point Lookout
- Location given for Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0731818 Lon: -76.3424473
- 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 from Point A (ie- Pt. Lookout Confederate 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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