A visit to the Westphalia 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 Westphalia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westphalia Cemetery:
38.8062, -76.8514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westphalia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westphalia Cemetery is located in Prince George's County<2>.
The county seat for Prince George's County is located in Upper Marlboro. Upper Marlboro lies just to the east of the Westphalia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westphalia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Westphalia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westphalia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Clinton.
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ressurection Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #PG:81A-30 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #165773 <6>
- Bells UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bells UMC Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells UMC Cemetery
- The Bells UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bells Cemetery
- Bells Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80748 <6>
- Forest Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Cemetery
- Epiphany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Epiphany Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Church of the Holy Rosary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Cheltenham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cheltenham Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgley - Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ridgley - Zion Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley - Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Washington National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Barnabus Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barnabus Cemetery
- Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Church of the Atonement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Beanes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beanes Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanes Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
- Bayne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bayne Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayne Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #PG:76B-11 <5>
- St. Simons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Simons Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Simons Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
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 Westphalia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westphalia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morningside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morningside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
- Auth Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Auth Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auth Village
- Camp Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Westphalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Rosaryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- District Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Suitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walker Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Mill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Mill
- Croom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Upper Marlboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kettering
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kettering is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
- Coral Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- Randolph Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Marlow Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Temple Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blandford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Pepper Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Seat Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Capitol Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Largo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
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 Westphalia Cemetery. The following communities are located in Prince George's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westphalia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Capitol Heights
- Clinton
- Upper Marlboro
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 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 Westphalia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Prince George's 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 Westphalia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1714803 (Westphalia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1714803 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: Prince George's
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Upper Marlboro
- Location given for Westphalia Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.806225 Lon: -76.8513604
- 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 Prince George's, 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- Westphalia 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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