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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   39.6578°   (39° 39' 28")

Lon:   -77.9176°   (-77° 55' 3")

The cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

As an estimate, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clear Spring.

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Green Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Pinesburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinesburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinesburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Cushwa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Graveyard is located in Washington County
  • Little Georgetown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Bethel Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
  • Mt. Tabor Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Tabor Graveyard is located in Washington County
  • Secrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Park Head Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Head Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Park Head Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Allensville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allensville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allensville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allensville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
    • Old Falling Waters Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Falling Waters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Falling Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Falling Waters Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
    • River View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Augustines Graveyard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustines Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustines Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Augustines Graveyard is located in Washington County
    • Broadfording Graveyard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadfording Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadfording Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Falling Waters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falling Waters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falling Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falling Waters Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
    • 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 29 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.

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.

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 Rose Hill Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #586929  (Rose Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #586929 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Clear Spring
    • County: Washington         Elev: 169
    • Location given for GNIS #586929 (Rose Hill Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #81437

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rose Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6578, Longitude: -77.9176    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<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.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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