George Washington Cemetery in Adelphi, Maryland
About George Washington Cemetery
George Washington Cemetery is a cemetery in Adelphi, Prince George's County, Maryland. It was established in 1929. The grounds sit at about 194 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Anna L. Colcord, Harlan Randall and Warner W. Stockberger. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 597447. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Lebanon Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home in Silver Spring, about 2.9 mi away. It is one of 83 cemeteries we list in Prince George's County, and 81 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Prince George's County. 4 of the 83 listings in Prince George's County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at George Washington Cemetery
Among them: 1 inventor or engineer, 1 musician.
- Anna L. Colcord1864-1950American writer and editor
- Harlan Randall1899-1968American baritone
- Warner W. Stockberger1872-1944American civil servant
- C. Walter England1899-1999University professor of dairy processing
- Morris Bien1859-1932American civil engineer
- Stanley Fromovitz1936-2017Ph.D. Stanford University 1965; former Business School Prof, University of Maryland
- Winifred Gahan1910-2002American statistician with the USDA
People whose Wikidata entry gives George Washington Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
39.01122, -76.96914
What George Washington Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Mount Lebanon Cemetery9304 Adelphi Road, Adelphi, MDJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- McNamee CemeteryCollege Park, MDCemetery1.7 mi
- Brown Miller Family CemeteryBeltsville, MDFamily cemetery2.8 mi
- Saint John's Episcopal Church CemeteryBeltsville, MDEpiscopal cemetery3.6 mi
- Grace Episcopal Church CemeterySilver Spring, MDEpiscopal cemetery3.7 mi
- Calvert Family CemeteryRiverdale Park, MDFamily cemetery3.8 mi
- Greenbelt CemeteryGreenbelt, MDCemetery4.1 mi
- Walker CemeteryGreenbelt, MDCemetery4.1 mi
- Battleground National Cemetery6625 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Washington, DCNational cemetery4.2 mi
- Saint John the Evangelist CemeteryForest Glen, MDCatholic cemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near George Washington Cemetery
- Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home2.9 miFuneral home · Silver Spring · (301) 622-2290
- Francis J Collins Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Silver Spring · (301) 593-9500
- Chesapeake Crematory3.3 miCremation provider · Beltsville · (301) 660-4202
- Rapp Funeral & Cremation Services3.4 miCremation provider · Silver Spring · (301) 660-3878
- Torchinsky Hebrew Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Washington · (301) 495-3395
- McGuire Funeral Services3.8 miFuneral home · Washington · (202) 882-6600
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Frequently asked questions
Where is George Washington Cemetery located?
George Washington Cemetery is at 9500 Riggs Road, Adelphi, MD 20783 in Prince George's County. GPS coordinates: 39.01122, -76.96914.
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