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A visit to the Smithsburg Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smithsburg Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smithsburg Cemetery (FG ID #81643)

In addition, the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has an MIHP <2> database entry for the Smithsburg Cemetery (MIHP ID: WA-IV-118).

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 Smithsburg Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.6523°   (39° 39' 8")

Lon:   -77.5793°   (-77° 34' 45")

The cemetery is located in Washington County<3>.

As an estimate, the Smithsburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Smithsburg.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies just to the west of the Smithsburg Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the Smithsburg Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Christ Reformed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christ Reformed Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Beards Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beards Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beards Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beards Graveyard is located in Washington County
  • St. Pauls Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Graveyard is located in Washington County
  • Stouffers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stouffers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stouffers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stouffers Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Welty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Welty Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • St. James Graveyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Graveyard is located in Washington County
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Graveyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
  • Toms Cemetery #2
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toms Cemetery #2
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toms Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toms Cemetery #2 is located in Frederick County
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Frederick County
  • Brandenburg Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Frederick County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
    • Browns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Browns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Frederick County
    • Ringgold Graveyard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ringgold Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ringgold Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ringgold Graveyard is located in Washington County
    • Millers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Millers Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Shiloh Graveyard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County
    • Wolfsville Reformed Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfsville Reformed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfsville Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolfsville Reformed Cemetery is located in Frederick County
    • Wolfsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolfsville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
    • Germantown Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germantown Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germantown Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Germantown Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
    • Harbaugh Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Smithsburg Cemetery.

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

  • Cavetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Smithsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenvale Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenvale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
    • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
  • Pondsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chewsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chewsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
    • Chewsville is located in Washington County
  • Leitersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
    • Robinwood is located in Washington County
  • Mount Aetna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Aetna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
    • Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
  • Hill Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
    • Hill Village is located in Washington County
  • Pen Mar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Washington County
  • Mount Lena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
    • Mount Lena is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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 Smithsburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1713981  (Smithsburg Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1713981 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: Smithsburg
    • County: Washington         Elev: 241
    • Location given for GNIS #1713981 (Smithsburg Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #81643

    • Referenced MIHP Record:  WA-IV-118

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smithsburg Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6523, Longitude: -77.5793    
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.




 

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