A visit to the Douglas Grove 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 Douglas Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Douglas Grove Cemetery:
39.4182, -77.9547
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Douglas Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Douglas Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.
The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Martinsburg. Martinsburg lies just to the north northwest of the Douglas Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Douglas Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Douglas Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Douglas Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Old German Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Norbourne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Norbourne Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norbourne Cemetery
- Norborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Norborne Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- James M Van Metre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Stone Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Vancleveville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vancleveville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleveville Cemetery
- Smoketown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smoketown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown Cemetery
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- Rosedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Providence Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tuscarora Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Cemetery
- Arden UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arden UMC Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arden UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Arden.
- The Arden UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968375 <5>
- Darkesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Darkesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville Cemetery
- Kearneysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kearneysville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearneysville Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pitzers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Sprinkle 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Douglas Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Douglas Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baker Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Darkesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Swan Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Inwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shepherdstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Bedington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gerrardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middleway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ranson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <6>
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antietam Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Falling Waters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Summit Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Antietam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Sharpsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
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 Douglas Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkeley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Douglas Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charles Town
- Gerrardstown
- Martinsburg
- Ranson
- Ranson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Douglas Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ranson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Sharpsburg
- Shepherdstown
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 Douglas Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Berkeley 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 Douglas Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1727415 (Douglas Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1727415 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: Berkeley
- Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martinsburg
- Location given for Douglas Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.418155 Lon: -77.9547199
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Berkeley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Douglas Grove 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |