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A visit to the Washington 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 Washington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Washington Cemetery (FG ID #81749)

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 Washington Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.6457°   (38° 38' 44")

Lon:   -75.8843°   (-75° 53' 3")

The cemetery is located in Dorchester County<4>.

As an estimate, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<2> the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Waddells Corner.

The county seat for Dorchester County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest of the Washington Cemetery .

Name Variations for Washington Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Washington Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Unity Washington Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Washington Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Solomon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solomon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solomon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Solomon Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Skinners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skinners Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johns Cemetery is located in Caroline County
  • Preston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Caroline County
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Caroline County
  • East New Market Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East New Market Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East New Market Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East New Market Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • McKendree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Coppins Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coppins Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coppins Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coppins Chapel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Caroline County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Windy Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windy Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Windy Hill Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Upper Bambury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Bambury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Bambury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upper Bambury Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Eldorado Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldorado Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eldorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Wrights Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wrights Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Merrick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Merrick Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Caroline County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washington Cemetery.

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

  • Hurlock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Waddells Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • East New Market
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Market
    • East New Market is located in Dorchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East New Market <7>
  • Marshyhope Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshyhope Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
    • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
  • Williamsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Secretary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secretary have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secretary
    • Secretary is located in Dorchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secretary <7>
  • Preston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Caroline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <7>
  • Hynson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rhodesdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookview have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
    • Brookview is located in Dorchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Eldorado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Federalsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Linkwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethlehem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
      • Grove is located in Caroline County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grove
      • From the Washington Cemetery to Grove
    • Tanyard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Dorchester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Salem
      • From the Washington Cemetery to Salem
    • Reliance
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Reliance
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Trappe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Thompson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Dorchester County
    • Walnut Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Galestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galestown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
      • Galestown is located in Dorchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Rabbit Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
      • Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
    • Vienna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Vienna is located in Dorchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <7>
    • Sharptown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Washington 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 Washington Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #588566  (Washington Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #588566 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: Preston
    • County: Dorchester         Elev: 14
    • Location given for GNIS #588566 (Washington Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #81749

The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Washington Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6457, Longitude: -75.8843    
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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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