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A visit to the Sand Spring Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sand Spring Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sand Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Spring Cemetery

Lat:   39.6712°   (39° 40' 16")

Lon:   -79.4595°   (-79° 27' 34")

The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Garrett County<2>.

The county seat for Garrett County is located in Oakland. Oakland lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of the Sand Spring Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sand Spring Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sand Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Webb Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Webb Chapel Cemetery is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
    • The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is located in Garrett County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Friendsville.
    • The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blooming Rose Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <5>
  • Emberson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emberson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emberson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emberson Cemetery is located in Garrett County
  • Asher Glade Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asher Glade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asher Glade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Asher Glade Cemetery is located in Garrett County
  • Savage Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savage Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Savage Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Savage Cemetery is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2611216 <5>
  • Steel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Steel Cemetery is located in Garrett County
  • Teets Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Teets Cemetery is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Sisler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sisler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sisler Cemetery is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Great Crossings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Crossings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Great Crossings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Great Crossings Cemetery is located in Garrett County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Preston County (WV)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379879 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Parnell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parnell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parnell Cemetery is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Sang Run Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sang Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sang Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sang Run Cemetery is located in Garrett County
    • Hoyes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoyes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoyes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoyes Cemetery is located in Garrett County
    • Turney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turney Cemetery is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • St. John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Garrett County
    • Sansom Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sansom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sansom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sansom Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
      • The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery is located in Garrett County
      • The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Ford Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Van Sickle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Sickle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Sickle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Sickle Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Lenox Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lenox Cemetery is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Preston County (WV)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sand Spring Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sand Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Friendsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
    • Friendsville is located in Garrett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <7>
  • Hazelton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Markleysburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Accident
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orr
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Addison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <7>
  • Ursina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ursina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
    • Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Clifton Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
    • Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Brandonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
    • Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Morgans Glade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgans Glade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
    • Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Lenox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
  • McHenry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <7>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Listonburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Listonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
      • Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Bruceton Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton Mills
      • Bruceton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton Mills <7>
    • Little Sandy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
      • Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Farmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Washington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Confluence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
      • Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <7>
    • Elliottsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliottsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
      • Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Rockville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Bittinger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ohiopyle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 Sand Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garrett County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Spring 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 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 Sand Spring Cemetery:

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 Sand Spring Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1711102  (Sand Spring Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1711102 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Friendsville
    • County: Garrett         Elev: 660
    • Location given for GNIS #1711102 (Sand Spring Cemetery)

The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

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 Garrett, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sand Spring Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6712, Longitude: -79.4595       In this case, the coordinates for the Sand Spring Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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