A visit to the Saint Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
39.7004, -77.3280
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Frederick County<2>.
The county seat for Frederick County is located in Frederick. Frederick lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. Josephs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Emmitsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Emmitsburg Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg Cemetery
- Old Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Elias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Cemetery
- Toms Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Toms Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek Cemetery
- Friends Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friends Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Creek Cemetery
- Dodge Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dodge Chapel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Chapel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fairfield Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountaindale Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Otterbein Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Apples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Apples Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apples Cemetery
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- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Fountaindale Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fountaindale Union Cemetery is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaindale Union Cemetery
- The Fountaindale Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46595 <5>
- Jacobs Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wellers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wellers Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wellers Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Thurmont.
- The Wellers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wellers United Brethren Church Cemetery
- Wellers UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81757 <5>
- Graceham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Graceham Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham Cemetery
- Monocacy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Monocacy Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Baptist Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Baptist Road Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Road Cemetery
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Mountainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Emmitsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Greenmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Jacks Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Thurmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Sabillasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Virginia Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Blue Ridge Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Creagerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Keymar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Taneytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Highfield - Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- New Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Ladiesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Fairground Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Beartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Pen Mar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
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. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Frederick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Frederick 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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #587054 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #587054 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: Frederick
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Emmitsburg
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7003751 Lon: -77.3280418
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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 Frederick, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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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