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 #81439).
In addition, the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has an MIHP <2> database entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery (MIHP ID: WA-HAG-182).
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:
39.6292, -77.7206
The Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hagerstown.
The cemetery is located in Washington County<3>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies just to the north of the Rose Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Rose Hill Cemetery ...
The Rose Hill Cemetery was established in 1866.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> of the Rose Hill Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Marys Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Graveyard
- Funkstown Public Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Zion Reformed UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Abraham Cemetery
- Shiloh Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Graveyard
- Salem Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Graveyard
- Bethel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
- Reiffs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reiffs Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffs Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Broadfording Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Broadfording Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording Graveyard
- St. Augustines Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Augustines Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustines Graveyard
- River View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Beards Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beards Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Graveyard
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Paradise Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- State Line Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beautiful View Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautiful View Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Graveyard
- Bethel Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Manor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Manor Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Lena Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Lena Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lena Graveyard
- St. James Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Graveyard is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Graveyard
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Millers Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodcrest Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodcrest Village is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Hagerstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Funkstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Halfway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Halfway is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Saint James Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint James Village is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Robinwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinwood is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Long Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Meadow is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maugansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chewsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chewsville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Huyett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport Station is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Lappans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Breathedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Aetna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Aetna is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Spielman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- San Mar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Mar is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Mount Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lena is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Greenvale Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenvale Village is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Leitersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson - Conococheague is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
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. 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 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 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: #81439
Referenced MIHP Record: WA-HAG-182
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #591719 (Rose Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #591719 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: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hagerstown
- Location given for Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6287076 Lon: -77.7205486
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Rose Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |