A visit to the White 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 White Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Cemetery:
39.1626, -76.8050
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Ellicott City. Ellicott City lies just to the north of the White Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the White Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the White Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First Baptist Church of Guilford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alberta Gary Memorial UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Savage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Asbury UMC Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury UMC Cemetery is located in Jessup.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402743 <5>
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Dorsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Martyr RC Church Cemete
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Lawrence Martyr RC Church Cemete is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Martyr RC Church Cemete
- The St. Lawrence Martyr RC Church Cemete has also been known as:
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-20 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81519 <5>
- Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowridge Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Blackstone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackstone Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Warfield Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Warfield Family Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warfield Family Cemetery is located
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- St. Jacob's Lodge Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-894 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81477 <5>
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jessup
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aladdin Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Oak View Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Guilford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Glenshire Towne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- North Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Annapolis Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Hammond Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <7>
- Maryland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Simpsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Scaggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Village of Dorseys Search
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Geraghty Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Meade Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Lake Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Severn Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Harmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Elkridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
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 White Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Laurel
- Simpsonville
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 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 White Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Howard 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 White Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #588194 (White Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #588194 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Savage
- Location given for White Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1626077 Lon: -76.8049724
- 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 Howard, 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- White 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> | 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. |