A visit to the Saint Mary Star of the Sea 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. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery:
38.3857, -76.2488
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery is located in Dorchester County<2>.
The county seat for Dorchester County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Gootee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gootee Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gootee Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Joppa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Joppa Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Woolford Mace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Woolford Mace Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford Mace Cemetery
- Middleham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eastern United Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Insley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Insley Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Insley Cemetery
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Solomons Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Solomons Island Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Scotts Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Scotts Chapel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Chapel Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Elliotts Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Elliotts Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
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 St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Golden Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Fishing Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Taylors Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Cove Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Crapo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Woolford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Brianwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Church Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Drum Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Dowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Wingate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toddville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Lusby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cove View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Solomons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bishops Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Bucktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Coster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Lexington Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Patamoke Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Saint Leonard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mackall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
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. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dorchester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Dorchester 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. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #596661 (Saint Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #596661 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: Dorchester
- Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Golden Hill
- Location given for Saint Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.385678 Lon: -76.2488335
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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 Dorchester, 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. Mary Star of the Sea 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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