A visit to the Snowden 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 Snowden Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Snowden Cemetery (FG ID #81645).
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 Snowden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Snowden Cemetery:
39.0752, -76.8252
The Snowden Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County<2>.
The county seat for Anne Arundel County is located in Annapolis. Annapolis lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Snowden Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Snowden Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Snowden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Snowden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Philips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Philips Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Philips Cemetery
- St. Mary of the Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maryland National Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Queens Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Queens Chapel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Chapel Cemetery
- Training School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- St. Peters Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christian Brothers Institute Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns AME Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Downs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Savage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Snowden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Snowden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Laurel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Maryland City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Laurel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Annapolis Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Beltsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Geraghty Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- North Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Leishear Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Jessup
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Greenbelt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Glenn Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak View Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Odenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Scaggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Berwyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Berwyn Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Lanham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hidden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Pioneer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Meade Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Severn Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Aladdin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Snowden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anne Arundel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Snowden Cemetery.
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 Snowden Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Anne Arundel 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 Snowden Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #81645
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #587419 (Snowden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #587419 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: Anne Arundel
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel
- Location given for Snowden Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0748312 Lon: -76.8252498
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Snowden 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |