A visit to the Waldorf 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 Waldorf Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waldorf Cemetery:
38.6340, -76.9233
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waldorf Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waldorf Cemetery is located in Charles County<2>.
The county seat for Charles County is located in La Plata. La Plata lies just to the south southwest of the Waldorf Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waldorf Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Waldorf Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waldorf Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Memorial Gardens is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Waldorf.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81713 <5>
- St. Pauls Piney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
- The Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234346 <5>
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lyles Family Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Family Cemetery
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolitan Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Church of the Atonement Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cheltenham Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham Cemetery
- Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waldorf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waldorf Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waldorf
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westlake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Acton Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Saint Charles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Huntington Townhouses
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Mattawoman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Plains Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bennsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Lyons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Brandywine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Thrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Freedom Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- The Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Blandford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Accokeek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- La Plata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pomonkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Friendly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Malcolm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Orme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Horsehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cheltenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- South Hampton Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bryans Road
(8 miles [12.9 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 Waldorf Cemetery. The following communities are located in Charles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waldorf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Waldorf Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Charles 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 Waldorf Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #588021 (Waldorf Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #588021 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: Charles
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piscataway
- Location given for Waldorf Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.634007 Lon: -76.9233058
- 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 Charles, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waldorf 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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