A visit to the Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:
39.6587, -77.1794
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Westminster. Westminster lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the St. Joseph Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baptist Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Baptist Road Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Road Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Mountainview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Middleburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Baust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baust Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baust Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Cemetery
- Toms Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Toms Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haughs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion / Haughs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81059 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pipe Creek Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pipe Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Cemetery
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 St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Taneytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Fairground Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Keysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Harney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Keymar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bark Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Tyrone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Kingsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Union Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Ladiesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Frizzellburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Littlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- McKinstrys Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- New Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Emmitsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emmitsburg
- 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1695382 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1695382 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: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Taneytown
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6587106 Lon: -77.1794279
- 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 from Point A (ie- St. Joseph 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |