A visit to the Wesleyan Memorial Park ...
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 Wesleyan Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesleyan Memorial Park:
39.5690, -78.7020
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wesleyan Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wesleyan Memorial Park is located in Allegany County<2>.
The county seat for Allegany County is located in Cumberland. Cumberland lies just to the north northwest of the Wesleyan Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wesleyan Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wesleyan Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesleyan Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Hardy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Cumberland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #181897 <5>
- St. Mary's Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mary's Burial Park is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Burial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cumberland.
- The St. Mary's Burial Park has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <5>
- Abe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oldtown Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Inkeep Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Inkeep Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkeep Cemetery
- Frankfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oldtown United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81438 <5>
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81612 <5>
- Cecil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Van Meter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meter Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Robinette Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Wesleyan Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesleyan Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Spring Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Fort Ashby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Oldtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wiley Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Ridgeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Cedar Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Brady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cresaptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pinto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- La Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frost ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Rawlings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Okonoko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Mount Savage Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corriganville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Ritters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Loarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loarville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
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 Wesleyan Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Allegany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wesleyan Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wesleyan Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Allegany 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 Wesleyan Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1713502 (Wesleyan Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1713502 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: Allegany
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patterson Creek
- Location given for Wesleyan Memorial Park:
- Lat: 39.5689788 Lon: -78.7019613
- 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 Allegany, 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- Wesleyan Memorial Park) 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |