A visit to the Saint Marys Graveyard ...
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. Marys Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Graveyard:
39.6445, -77.7247
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Graveyard is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies just to the southeast of the St. Marys Graveyard .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Graveyard.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Marys Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hagerstown.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-HAG-182 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81439 <6>
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Salem Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Graveyard
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Abraham Cemetery
- Funkstown Public Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Graveyard
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
- Reiffs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reiffs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffs Cemetery
- Broadfording Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording Graveyard
- Bethel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- State Line Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Graveyard
- Bethel Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- St. Augustines Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81032 <6>
- Beards Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beards Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Graveyard
- Millers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Millers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cemetery
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The State Line UMC Cemetery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line UMC Cemetery
- The State Line UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991370 <6>
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Marys Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Hagerstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <7>
- Woodcrest Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Halfway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Funkstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Long Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maugansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Chewsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Huyett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Wilson - Conococheague
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williamsport Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Lappans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Breathedsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Mount Aetna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Greenvale Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Leitersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Wingerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Spielman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spielman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- San Mar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Mount Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Pondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Cavetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Hill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Milnor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
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. Marys Graveyard. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Graveyard.
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 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. Marys Graveyard:
- 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 St. Marys Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1713817 (Saint Marys Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1713817 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: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hagerstown
- Location given for Saint Marys Graveyard:
- Lat: 39.6445405 Lon: -77.7247155
- 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 Washington, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Marys Graveyard) 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |