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A visit to the Westminster 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 Westminster Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westminster Cemetery:

39.2901, -76.6233

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westminster Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

Open a Google Map centered on the Westminster Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Westminster Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Etting Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Etting Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etting Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
    • The Green Mount Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenmount Cemetery
    • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-80 <4>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81033 <5>
  • Western Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Loudon Park National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Alphonsus Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Alphonsus Cemetery
  • Baltimore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Baltimore Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baltimore Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Baltimore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80729 <5>
  • Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Baltimore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264594 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Patterson Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • New Cathedral Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • Loudon Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebrew Friendship Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
    • Har Sinai Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Har Sinai Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Har Sinai Cemetery
    • St. Vincents Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Vincents Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Westminster Cemetery.

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

  • Old Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Baltimore
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carroll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Charles Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
  • Beechfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
  • Oaklee Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
  • Violetville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
  • Hampden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baltimore Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
  • Woodberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
  • Waverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Waverly is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Guilford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Edmondson Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Homeland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Arbutus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Halethorpe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooklyn Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Arundel Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
    • Brooklyn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Curtis Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Gardenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gwynn Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklintown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
    • Catonsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pumphrey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
    • Garden Village Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
    • Anthonyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
    • Lauraville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville

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 Westminster Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westminster Cemetery.

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 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 Westminster Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maryland:
  • 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 Westminster Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1707874  (Westminster Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1707874 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
      • : Baltimore (city)
      • Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Baltimore East
      • Location given for Westminster Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.290107     Lon: -76.6233009
      • 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westminster Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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.
    <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.
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