About Monocacy Cemetery
Monocacy Cemetery is a cemetery near Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland. It lies about 2.4 mi south of Poolesville. The grounds sit at about 502 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including William Lea Chambers, Merrill Rogers and Joseph F. Cummings. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 593107. The nearest other listed cemetery is Elijah United Methodist Church Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hilton Funeral Home in Barnesville, about 3.3 mi away. It is one of 54 cemeteries we list in Montgomery County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Montgomery County dates to 1956. 6 of the 54 listings in Montgomery County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Poolesville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Monocacy Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- William Lea Chambers1852-1933American judge
- Merrill Rogers1892-1964American author
- Joseph F. Cummings1851-1912(1851-1912); Texas
- Leonard Wheeler Kephart1892-1988American agronomist and botanical collector
People whose Wikidata entry gives Monocacy 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
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What Monocacy 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
- Elijah United Methodist Church Cemetery18024 Elgin Road, Poolesville, MDMethodist cemetery2.0 mi
- Mount Pleasant Methodist Church CemeteryPoolesville, MDMethodist cemetery3.2 mi
- Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery18230 Barnesville Road, Barnesville, MDChristian cemetery3.3 mi
- Saint Marks United Methodist Church CemeteryGermantown, MDMethodist cemetery5.1 mi
- Boyds Presbyterian Church CemeteryGermantown, MDPresbyterian cemetery5.4 mi
- Saint Paul Community CemeteryPoolesville, MDCemetery5.9 mi
- Faith Chapel CemeteryLeesburg, VAChurch cemetery6.2 mi
- Sugar Loaf Mountain Chapel CemeteryClarksburg, MDChurch cemetery6.8 mi
- Koontz Chapel United Methodist Church CemeteryAdamstown, MDMethodist cemetery6.9 mi
- Asbury United Methodist CemeteryGermantown, MDMethodist cemetery6.9 mi
Funeral homes near Monocacy Cemetery
- Hilton Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Barnesville · (301) 349-2135
- Potomac Valley Cremation Center7.6 miCremation provider · Germantown · (301) 250-4707
- T.A. Sullivan & Son Memorials8.9 miMonument dealer · Leesburg · (703) 528-2026
- Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg9.0 miFuneral home · Leesburg · (703) 777-1414
- Loudoun Funeral Chapel & Crematory9.1 miCremation provider · Leesburg · (703) 777-6000
- Thibadeau Mortuary Service, P.a.12 miMortuary · Gaithersburg · (301) 495-4950
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