A visit to the Western Star 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 Western Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Western Star Cemetery:
39.2882, -76.7219
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Western Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Western Star Cemetery is located in Baltimore County<2>.
The county seat for Baltimore County is located in Towson. Towson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Western Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Western Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Western Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Western Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baltimore National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eucharist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Eucharist Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucharist Cemetery
- Lorraine Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lorraine Park Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Park Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
- German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Loudon Park Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Loudon Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Baltimore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973902 <6>
- Loudon Park National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Loudon Park National Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Park National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Loudon Park National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Baltimore.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-4597 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109423 <6>
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cathedral Cemetery
- The New Cathedral Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bonnie Brae Cemetery
- Cathedral Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640847 <6>
- Beth Tfiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beth Tfiloh Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Tfiloh Cemetery
- Evangelimas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Evangelimas Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelimas Cemetery
- Bihy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bihy Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bihy Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cavey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cavey Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavey Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Arbutus Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Arbutus Memorial Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbutus Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Arbutus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978194 <6>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Western Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Western Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-1376 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery
- The Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81086 <6>
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The United Hebrew Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Hebrew Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Etting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Etting Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etting Cemetery
- Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery is located in Baltimore.
- The Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arlington Cemetery of Chizuk Amuno
- Arlington Cemetery
- Chizuk Amuno Congregation Arlington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80714 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Western Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Western Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Catonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beechfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Franklintown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Frederick Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Arbutus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Carroll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edmondson Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Lochearn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lochearn is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochearn
- Ilchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Windsor Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Gwynn Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellicott City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawyers Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Halethorpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Milford Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hollofield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pikesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Elkridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patapsco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Scotts Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scotts Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Level
- Howardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hampden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Marydell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
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 Western Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baltimore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Western Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arbutus
- Baltimore
- Catonsville
- Ellicott City
- Halethorpe
- Pikesville
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 Western Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Baltimore 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 Western Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #592352 (Western Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #592352 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: Baltimore
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baltimore West
- Location given for Western Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2881621 Lon: -76.7219159
- 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 Baltimore, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Western Star 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
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