A visit to the Rose Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rose Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rose Hill Cemetery (FG ID #81437).
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 Rose Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rose Hill Cemetery:
39.6578, -77.9176
The Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clear Spring.
The cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Rose Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rose Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rose Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bethel Cemetery
- Green Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- Pinesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinesburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesburg Cemetery
- Cushwa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Graveyard
- Little Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Bethel Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Mt. Tabor Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Graveyard
- Secrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Head Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Park Head Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Allensville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Allensville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville Cemetery
- Old Falling Waters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Augustines Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broadfording Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording Graveyard
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falling Waters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Falling Waters Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clear Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Pool
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Falling Waters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Claylick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hedgesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Welsh Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bedington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maugansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcrest Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Hagerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spielman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lappans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Funkstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Meadow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Milnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercersburg
(11 miles [17.7 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 Rose Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hagerstown
- Mercersburg
- Williamsport
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 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #81437
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #586929 (Rose Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #586929 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 169 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clear Spring
- Location given for Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6575953 Lon: -77.9177758
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |