A visit to the Welty 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 Welty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Welty Cemetery:
39.6859, -77.5697
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Welty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Welty Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies just to the west southwest of the Welty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Welty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Welty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Welty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Graveyard
- Ringgold Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ringgold Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold Graveyard
- St. James Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. James Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Graveyard
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Leitersburg.
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81591 <5>
- Smithsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smithsburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smithsburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Smithsburg.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-IV-118 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81643 <5>
- Trinity Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Graveyard
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beards Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beards Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Graveyard
- Christ Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Toms Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Toms Cemetery #2 is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Cemetery #2
- Harbaugh Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Millers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bethel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Germantown Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Antietam Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Antietam Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Church Cemetery
- The Antietam Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prices Church Cemetery
- Trinity Fellowship Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1753915 <5>
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
- Shiloh Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Graveyard
- Brandenburg Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Welty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Welty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Greenvale Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Cavetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Pen Mar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Chewsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Pondsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Highfield - Cascade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waynesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Robinwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Blue Ridge Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Mount Aetna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Sabillasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zullinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Monterey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Wingerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nunnery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Waynecastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Long Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(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 Welty 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 Welty 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 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 Welty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Welty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1714222 (Welty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1714222 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithsburg
- Location given for Welty Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6859289 Lon: -77.5697128
- 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 Washington, 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- Welty 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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