A visit to the Saint Simons 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. Simons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Simons Cemetery:
38.7443, -76.7541
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Simons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Simons Cemetery is located in Prince George's County<2>.
The county seat for Prince George's County is located in Upper Marlboro. Upper Marlboro lies just to the north of the St. Simons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Simons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Simons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Simons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Church of the Holy Rosary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cheltenham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cheltenham Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham Cemetery
- Church of the Atonement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smiths Purchase Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81642 <5>
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Beanes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beanes Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanes Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Clinton.
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ressurection Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #PG:81A-30 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #165773 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Fowler - Tanyhill Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Methodist Episcopal Church South
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Southern Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sollers UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sollers UMC Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers UMC Cemetery
- The Sollers UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sollers Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173144 <5>
- Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #1 is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #1
- The Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #1 has also been known as:
- Moses Cemetery #1
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324656 <5>
- Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #2 is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #2
- The Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #2 has also been known as:
- Moses Cemetery #2
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324945 <5>
- Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #3
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #3 is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #3
- The Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #3 has also been known as:
- Moses Cemetery #3
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325152 <5>
- Westphalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Westphalia Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Hampton Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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. Simons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Simons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Croom
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- North Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Marlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Rosaryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Cheltenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Pindell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Upper Marlboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Apple Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Brandywine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Horsehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Chaney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Blandford Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Orme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Academy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Westphalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Jewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tracys Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
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. Simons Cemetery. The following communities are located in Prince George's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Simons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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. Simons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Prince George's 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. Simons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1714899 (Saint Simons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1714899 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: Prince George's
- Est. Elev: 51 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brandywine
- Location given for Saint Simons Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7442822 Lon: -76.7541352
- 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 Prince George's, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Simons 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> | 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. |
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