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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:

38.0548, -75.4133

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 Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Snow Hill. Snow Hill lies just to the north 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 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wesley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Portersville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Portersville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
  • Union Greenbackville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Union Franklin City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hancock Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
  • Remson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Remson Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remson Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Betheden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Betheden Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden Cemetery
  • Betheden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Betheden Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Goodwill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
    • Cool Spring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
    • Old Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Red Mens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Red Mens Cemetery is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mens Cemetery
      • The Red Mens Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Redmans Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51821 <5>
    • Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Ridge Cemetery is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
    • Green Acres Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Green Acres Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Christian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Christian Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
    • Whatcoat United Methodist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Whatcoat United Methodist Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatcoat United Methodist Cemetery
      • The Whatcoat United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Whatcoat Cemetery
    • All Hallows Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The All Hallows Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Hallows Cemetery
    • Makemie Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bates Methodist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wesley Cemetery.

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

  • Stockton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Girdletree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
  • Greenbackville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
  • Sign Post
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
  • Sinnickson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
  • Chincoteague
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
  • Pocomoke City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
    • Former names for Pocomoke City:
    • New Town
    • Stevens Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <6>
  • Snow Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wattsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
  • Birch Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Birch Town is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
  • West Pocomoke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Withams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
    • Atlantic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedartown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
    • Costen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Costen is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
    • Temperanceville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rehobeth
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Wesley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wesley 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 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 Wesley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maryland:
  • Pages specific to Worcester 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 #1669085  (Wesley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1669085 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: Worcester
      • Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Girdletree
      • Location given for Wesley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0548433     Lon: -75.4132533
      • 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 Worcester, 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 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.