A visit to the Wesley 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 Wesley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesley Cemetery:
39.3718, -79.3903
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wesley Cemetery is located in Garrett County<2>.
The county seat for Garrett County is located in Oakland. Oakland lies just to the north northwest of the Wesley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wesley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wesley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wonderly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wonderly Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderly Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Gortner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gortner Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortner Cemetery
- Beckman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beckman Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckman Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Lish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lish Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lish Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mayle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mayle Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayle Cemetery
- Ashby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ashby Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Chisholm - Nydegger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nine Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nine Family Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Family Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Moreland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Harvey - Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Upole Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upole Cemetery
- Deer Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Deer Park Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park Cemetery
- Ferndale Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferndale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ferndale Cemetery is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferndale Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland.
- The Ferndale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferndale Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80959 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wesley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loch Lynn Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red House
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Fort Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Hutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Schell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Schell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horse Shoe Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Dobbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Terra Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Swanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kitzmiller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Salt Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Sell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Elk Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- McHenry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Wesley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garrett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wesley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elk Garden
- Oakland
- Terra Alta
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 websites either 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 Wesley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Garrett 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 Wesley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1711158 (Wesley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1711158 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: Garrett
- Est. Elev: 748 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Table Rock
- Location given for Wesley Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3717658 Lon: -79.3903229
- 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 Garrett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wesley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |