A visit to the Saint Marks 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. Marks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marks Cemetery:
39.5826, -77.5575
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Frederick County<2>.
The county seat for Frederick County is located in Frederick. Frederick lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Marks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marks 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. Marks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brandenburg Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Christ Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Walk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Walk Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk Cemetery
- Summers Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Grossnickles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grossnickles Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickles Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Smithsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smithsburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smithsburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Smithsburg.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-IV-118 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81643 <6>
- Mt. Lena Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Lena Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lena Graveyard
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Myersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Myersville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Trinity Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Graveyard
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Myersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Myersville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Toms Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Toms Cemetery #2 is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Cemetery #2
- Beards Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beards Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Graveyard
- Bethel Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Harmony Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Graveyard
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. Marks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pleasant Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Pondsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Mount Aetna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Mount Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Cavetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Greenvale Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- San Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Myersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chewsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Smithsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Catoctin Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Robinwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boonsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zittlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Frostown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Mountaindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Breathedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Yellow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Leitersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Thurmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodcrest Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Funkstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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. Marks 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. Marks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonsboro
- Myersville
- Smithsburg
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 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. Marks 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. Marks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1711353 (Saint Marks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1711353 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: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Myersville
- Location given for Saint Marks Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5825985 Lon: -77.5574892
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Marks 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> | 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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