A visit to the Harmony 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 Harmony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harmony Cemetery:
39.5870, -77.8811
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harmony Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.
The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Martinsburg. Martinsburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Harmony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harmony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Harmony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Falling Waters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81032 <5>
- River View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Augustines Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Augustines Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustines Graveyard
- Pinesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pinesburg Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesburg Cemetery
- Little Georgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Little Georgetown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Georgetown Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Little Georgetown.
- Falling Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Light Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Light Cemetery #1 is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery #1
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81575 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clear Spring (MD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81437 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Little Metropolitan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Green Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- Allensville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Allensville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Graveyard
- Hedgesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hedgesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville Cemetery
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Abraham Cemetery
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bethel Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Wesley Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wesley Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
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 Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Falling Waters
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williamsport Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Williamsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Bedington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Wilson - Conococheague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Clear Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Huyett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Scrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Spielman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lappans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lappans is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Saint James Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Big Pool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swan Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cherry Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Breathedsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Funkstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodcrest Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Hagerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <6>
- Martinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maugansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
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 Harmony 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 Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hagerstown
- Martinsburg
- Williamsport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Harmony 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 Harmony Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1539976 (Harmony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539976 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: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hedgesville
- Location given for Harmony Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5870411 Lon: -77.8811078
- 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 '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- Harmony 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. |