A visit to the Reformed Graveyard ...
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 Reformed Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reformed Graveyard:
39.4284, -77.8022
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reformed Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Reformed Graveyard is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Charles Town. Charles Town lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Reformed Graveyard .
Open a Google Map centered on the Reformed Graveyard.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Reformed Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reformed Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Buckles - Reverend Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Antietam National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antietam National Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antietam National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Sharpsburg (MD).
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-II-356 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80709 <6>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Sharpsburg (MD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81277 <6>
- Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reformed Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
- First Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The First Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Methodist Cemetery
- The First Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpsburg First Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325328 <6>
- Mt. Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Wesley Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wesley Cemetery
- Elk Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elk Branch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Branch Cemetery
- Uvilla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Uvilla Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvilla Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Mumma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mumma Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumma Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smoketown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Vancleveville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vancleveville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleveville Cemetery
- Kearneysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kearneysville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearneysville Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Stone Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- James M Van Metre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Briar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Briar Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Briar Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Reformed Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reformed Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Shepherdstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antietam Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Antietam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scrabble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Bardane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Trego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trego is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Eakles Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Keedysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Bolivar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Harpers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gapland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rohrersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spielman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Jefferson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lower Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Fairplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bedington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Ranson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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 <7>
- Burkittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boonsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breathedsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Lappans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lappans is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint James is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 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 Reformed Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reformed Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonsboro
- Harpers Ferry
- Keedysville
- Martinsburg
- Ranson
- Sharpsburg
- Shepherdstown
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 Reformed Graveyard:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Reformed Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545499 (Reformed Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545499 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shepherdstown
- Location given for Reformed Graveyard:
- Lat: 39.4284329 Lon: -77.8022165
- 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 Jefferson, 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' (or 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- Reformed Graveyard) 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |