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A visit to the Windy Hill 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 Windy Hill Cemetery ...

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

38.6829, -75.9788

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

The Windy Hill Cemetery is located in Talbot County<2>.

The county seat for Talbot County is located in Easton. Easton lies just to the northwest of the Windy Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Windy Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Windy Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Belmont Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
  • Wrights Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Wrights Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
  • Upper Bambury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Upper Bambury Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Bambury Cemetery
  • Landing Neck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Landing Neck Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing Neck Cemetery
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
  • Merrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Merrick Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Queen Esther Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Queen Esther Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Esther Cemetery
  • Hole-in-the-Wall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Piney Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Piney Hill Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill Cemetery
  • Kemp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kemp Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Old Paradise Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Paradise Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Paradise Cemetery
    • Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
      • The Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore has also been known as:
      • Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery
      • Maryland Veterans Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81168 <5>
    • Preston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Preston Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
    • Bethesda Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
    • Round Top Graveyard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Round Top Graveyard is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Graveyard
    • Readly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Readly Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readly Cemetery
    • Washington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Washington Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Waddells Corner.
      • The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Unity Washington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81749 <5>
    • Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Johns Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
    • Coppins Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Windy Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Trappe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Waddells Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
  • Preston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Tanyard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tanyard is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
  • Secretary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East New Market
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hynson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hynson is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
  • Hurlock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Williamsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Talbot Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Easton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Algonquin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
    • Cambridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Linkwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
    • Marshyhope Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
    • Thompson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Thompson is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Rhodesdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirkham is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
    • Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Woodland is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Patamoke Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
    • Finchville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Finchville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Federalsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tuckahoe Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
    • Newcomb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newcomb is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
    • Royal Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Windy Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Talbot County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Windy Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maryland:
  • Pages specific to Talbot 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 Windy Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #592995  (Windy Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #592995 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: Talbot
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Preston
      • Location given for Windy Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6828938     Lon: -75.9788266
      • 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 Talbot, 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- Windy Hill 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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