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Anne Arundel County, established 1650, county seat Annapolis.

News from the County:

Anne Arundel County Cemetery Preservation Programs [Website]

The Anne Arundel County Genealogical Society has collected comprehensive records and inscriptions for its 500+ burial sites for decades, resulting in several publications. Anne Arundel County’s primary regulatory tool authorizes cultural resources staff to review site development activities for potential adverse effects on archaeological sites and cemeteries.

Libraries and Archives in Anne Arundel County that offer genealogical resources to patrons [PDF]

For discussion of Anne Arundel’s cemetery review and a link to its preservation easement template: [PDF]
http://www.aacounty.org/departments/planning-and-zoning/cultural-resources/cemeteries/

Link to the County’s development code as pertains to cemeteries – see 17-6-503:
http://www.aacounty.org/departments/planning-and-zoning/forms-and-publications/Article_17.pdf

To search properties by address or tax account number and determine if they are flagged as containing a cemetery:   http://www.aacounty.org/departments/planning-and-zoning/cultural-resources/historic-properties/historicPropertiesSearch.html

If you know of a property with a cemetery that is not flagged in Anne Arundel County’s database, contact:
Anastasia Poulos, Archaeological Sites Planner, 410-222-7486, pzpoul44@aacounty.org


We are proud to acknowledge the accomplish of our member, Tina Simmons, who has published a booklet entitled, “Anne Arundel County Cemetery Art” in conjunction with the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society and assistance from the Trader Foundation for Maryland Burial Sites. The booklet highlights the various artforms of gravestone markings throughout Anne Arundel County.


Anne Arundel County’s Citizen Preservation Stewardship Program

We need your help documenting the current condition of cemeteries in Anne Arundel County. Anne Arundel has the largest number of known cemeteries in Maryland as well as the oldest known tombstones.

Up until the 20th century, it was common to establish a small family cemetery on private land. Unfortunately, unchecked development and vandalism has destroyed above ground traces of these important cultural resources. Small family cemeteries hold an important place in the fabric of our communities, and the names found on the headstones are often found as the names to nearby roads or geographic features. These cemeteries represent the resting place of those who made Anne Arundel County the place it is today. In order to preserve these cues to the past, and respect the last resting place of our ancestors, County regulations do not allow cemeteries to be moved from their original location. To find out more and to sign up, visit www.aacounty.org/cemeteries.  [Download the flyer and share with your community]


Article 17: Subdivision and Development

SUBTITLE 5. HISTORIC RESOURCES, ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES, AND CEMETERIES           17-6-503. Cemeteries.

(a) Cemetery identification.

The location and boundary of an onsite cemetery shall be determined by one of the following methods, in consultation with the Office of Planning and Zoning:

(1) a survey using professionally acceptable methods and techniques, including archival research, archaeology, geophysical survey methods, oral history, or other approved techniques;

(2) observations in the field including visible grave stones or markers, a pattern of depressions indicative of graves or associated fence boundaries; or

(3) reference to a modern map or plat or evidence found on historic maps or documents.

(b) Preservation.

A developer shall preserve an onsite cemetery, as follows:

(1) grading, construction, or subsurface disturbance within 25 feet of the cemetery boundary is prohibited;

(2) appropriate measures shall be taken to protect the cemetery during construction, such as a field-delineated limit of disturbance zone, temporary fencing, or other appropriate physical markings;

(3) a 15-foot right-of-way from the nearest public or private road shall be required to maintain public or family access to the cemetery; and

(4) a preservation and maintenance easement shall be provided that designates a homeowner’s association or other person or organization as the party responsible for care, maintenance, and protection of the site.

(Bill No. 3-05)

Cemetery Research

Anne Arundel Genealogical Society (AAGSP)

P.O. Box 1553
Glen Bernie, MD 21060

www.aagensoc.org

Kuethe Library

Historical & Genealogical Research Center
3 Crain Hwy. SE
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Tel: 410-760-9679, Thursday–Saturday

Government Resources

Annapolis Historic Preservation Commission

145 Gorman St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Lisa Craig, Chief of Historic Preservation
E: lmcraig@annapolis.gov
Tel: 410-263-7941

Anne Arundel County Courthouse

7 Church Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-222-1397

Anne Arundel County Land Records Office

7 Church Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-222-1307

Anne Arundel County Planning and Zoning

Anne Arundel County, MD
Tel: 410-222-7440 (ext. 3170)
Cultural Resources Division

Anne Arundel County Public Libraries (AACPL)

www.web.aacpl.lib.md.us

Anne Arundel County Register of Wills

Circuit Courthouse
7 Church Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-222-1430, 800-679-6665
Fax: 410-222-1467

Anne Arundel County Zoning

Code Violations
Inspections and Permits
Forms and Publications

Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation, Inc.

P.O. Box 1573
Annapolis, MD 21404
E: actforpreservation@gmail.com

Anne Arundel Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1553
Glen Burnie, MD 21060
E: info@aagensoc.org
www.aagensoc.org

Maryland Genealogical Society

201 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
E: info@mdgensoc.org
www.mdgensoc.org

Maryland Historical Trust (MHT)

100 Community Place, 3rd Floor
Crownsville, MD 21032
Tel: 410-514-7600
www.mht.maryland.gov

Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties – Anne Arundel County

www.mdihp.net

Maryland State Archives (MSA)

350 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-260-6400
www.msa.md.gov

Maryland State Law Library

Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-260-1430, 800-216-8156
www.lawlib.state.md.us

Community Groups

Annapolis Historic District Commission

City of Annapolis, Dept. of Planning and Zoning
160 Duke of Gloucester St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-263-7941

Annapolis History Consortium

annapolis-history@googlegroups.com

Anne Arundel County’s Lost Towns Project

www.losttownsproject.org

Anne Arundel County Historical Society, Inc. (AACHS)

P.O. Box 385
Linthicum, MD 21090-0385
www.aachs.org

Banneker-Douglass Museum (BDM)

84 Franklin St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-216-6180
www.bdmuseum.com

Captain Avery Museum

1418 East West Shady Side Rd.
P.O. Box 89
Shady Side, MD 20784
Tel: 410-867-4486

Crownsville Veterans Cemetery

1122 Sunrise Beach Rd.
Crownsville, MD 21032
Tel: 410-987-6320

Deale Area Historical Society

389 Deale Rd.
Tracys Landing, MD 20779
Tel: 443-321-8720
www.dahs.us

Family History Center: Annapolis

1875 Ritchie Hwy.
Annapolis, MD 21409
Tel:  510-757-4173
www.familysearch.org

Fort George G. Meade Cemeteries

(Restricted access)
Demps Visitor Control Center
902 Reece Road
Fort Meade MD 20755
Tel: 301-677-1064 or 301-677-1065
Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
one military cemetery and several family cemeteries

Galesville Heritage Society, Inc. (GHS)

P.O. Box 373, 988 Main St.
Galesville, MD 20765-0373
www.galesvilleheritagesociety.org

Historic Annapolis Foundation

42 East St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-267-7619

Historic Owensville Civic Association

4848 Sudley Rd.
West River, MD 20778
Tel: 410-867-2447

Kunte Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation

Administrative Offices and Library
{to be determined}

London Town Foundation

839 Londontown Rd.
Edgewater, MD 21037-2197
Tel: 410-222-1919
www.historiclondontown.org

Odenton Heritage Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 282
Odenton, MD 21113
Tel: 410-557-8913
www.odentonheritage.org

Odenton Genial Genealogists

c/o O’Malley Senior Center Annex
1270 Odenton Road
Odenton, MD 21113
https://odentongg.org/

Anne Arundel Trust

P.O. Box 1573
Annapolis, MD 21404
http://annearundeltrust.org

Shady Side Rural Heritage Society

P.O. Box 89
Shady Side, MD 20764
Tel: 410-867-4486

Museum
1418 Shady Rest Rd.
Shady Side, MD 20764
www.captainaverymuseum.org

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

101 Cooper Rd.
Annapolis, MD 21402-5027
www.usna.edu/cemetery

United States Naval Academy

Nimitz Library
589 McNair Rd.
Annapolis, MD 21402-5029
Tel: 410-293-2420
www.usna.edu/Library/sea/

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CEMETERIES

Adams United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lothian
All Hallows Chapel Cemetery, Davidsonville
All Hallows Church Cemetery, Birdsville
Anderson-Waters Cemetery, see Briggs-Waters Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Andover Gardens, Linthicum
Annapolis Hebrew Cemetery, Annapolis
Annapolis Memorial Gardens, see Bestgate Memorial Park, Annapolis
Annapolis National Cemetery, Annapolis
Annapolis Naval Academy,
Annapolis Neck Cemetery, see John Wesley Annapolis Neck Cemetery, Annapolis
Anne Arundel, Arundel Acres
Anne Arundel County Home Cemetery, Edgewater
Asbury Broadneck United Methodist Church, Annapolis
Asbury Evergreen Cemetery, Annapolis
Asbury Town Neck United Methodist Church Cemetery, Severna Park
Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jessup
Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery, Arnold
Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery, Millersville
Barber-White Cemetery, Odenton
Beard-Hall Memorial Cemetery, Davidsonville
Bellefield, Annapolis
Belvoir, Annapolis
Benton-Shipley Cemetery,
Bestgate Memorial Park, Annapolis
Bethel Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Bevan Family Cemetery, Bristol
Bird Family Cemetery, West River
Blake Family Cemetery, Lothian
Boone-Linstid Family Cemetery, Severn
Boone-Merriken Family Cemetery, Annapolis
Boyer Burial Ground, Severn
Brewer Hill Cemetery, Annapolis
Briggs-Waters Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Brooksly Point Cemetery, see Sewell-Savage Family Cemetery, Millersville
Brown Family Cemetery, Churchton
Brown-Carson Family Cemetery, Severna Park
Calvary Church Cemetery, see Saints Rest Cemetery, Glen Burnie
Carpenters Hill Cemetery, Severna Park
Carr Family Cemetery, Mount Zion
Carter’s United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendship
Catterton Farm (Defunct), Fairhaven
Cedar Bluff Cemetery, see Saint Anne’s Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Annapolis
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn Park
Cedar Park Estate, Galesville
Cedarwood Cove Cemetery, Pasadena
Centenary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Shady Side
Charles Carroll Grave of Annapolis Cemetery, Annapolis
Chartwell Country Club, Severna Park
Chews Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery, Harwood
Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, West River
Church of God Cemetery, Lothian
Church of God of Gambrills Cemetery, Gambrills
Clark Cemetery, see Warfield Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Claytor Family Cemetery, Harwood
Collinson Family Cemetery, Edgewater
Cook/Chard Cemetery
Crandell Family Cemetery, Churchton
Crowner Family, Galesville
Crownsville Hospital Center Cemetery, Crownsville
Crownsville Veterans Cemetery, see Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville
Darnall Family Cemetery, Bristol
Davidsonville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Davidsonville
Dawson Family Cemetery, Mayo
Deichgraeber Cemetery, Severn
Dennis Family Cemetery, Churchton
Dennis Family Cemetery, Shady Side
Disney Cemetery, (location unknown)
Dodon Cemetery, Davidsonville
Dorsett Family Cemetery, Davidsonville
Dorsey Plantation, Annapolis
Downs Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Drury Family Cemetery, Bristol
Drury-Lyles Family Cemetery, Tracys Landing
Duvall Family Cemetery, Crofton
Duvall Family Cemetery, Crownsville
Duvall Family Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Duvall Merriken Cemetery, Beechwood on the Burley
Ebenezer AME Church Cemetery, Galesville
Ebenezer AME Church Saint Paul Cemetery, Shady Side
Edwards Methodist Episcopal Chapel Cemetery, see Luther A. Palmer Memorial Cemetery, Annapolis
Elioak Cemetery, Annapolis
Elk Ridge, Elktonia
Epiphany Episcopal Church Cemetery, Odenton
Evangelical Presbyterian Church Cemetery, see Luce Creek Cemetery, Annapolis
Evans Family Cemetery, Deale
Forest Haven Training School Memorial, see Training School Cemetery, Laurel
Fort Meade Post Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Fowler United Methodist Church Cemetery, Annapolis
Franklin Cemetery, Deale
Franklin Family Cemetery, Deale
Freshfield Lane, Arnold
Friedhofer-Gary Family Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Friendship Cemetery,
Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendship
Galesville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Galesville
Gilliss Plantation Cemetery, Annapolis
Glen Haven Memorial Park, Glen Burnie
Greenberrys Point Cemetery, Annapolis
Griffith Family Cemetery, Severn
Gross-Nick-Thompson Cemetery, Shady Side
Hall United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pasadena
Hammond Cemetery, (location unknown)
Hancock-Whittemore Cemetery, Orchard Beach
Hancocks Resolution Family Cemetery, Pasadena
Hardesty Family Cemetery, Friendship
Hardesty Funeral Home, (location unknown)
Harman – Lucas Cemetery, Hanover
Harman Cemetery, (location unknown)
Harrison Family Cemetery, Friendship
Hartge Family Cemetery, Shady Side
Harundale Presbyterian Church Columbarium, Glen Burnie
Harvey Family Cemetery, Davidsonville
Harwood Cemetery, Harwood
Harwood Family Cemetery, Davidsonville
Herring Creek Church Cemetery, see Saint James Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lothian
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum, Annapolis
Holland Family Cemetery, Churchton
Holly Hill Cemetery, Friendship
Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn Park
Hope Chapel Cemetery, Edgewater
Hope Memorial Saint Mark UMC Cemetery, Edgewater
Hopkins Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Hospital Chapel Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Howard Family Burial Ground, Round Bay
Howard Family Cemetery, Davidsonville
Inglehart Family Cemetery, Annapolis
Jackson Grove Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Jacobs Cemetery, Fort George Meade
James C. Cromwell Burial Site, Ferndale Farms
John Wesley Annapolis Neck Cemetery, Annapolis
John Wesley United Methodist Church Cemetery, Glen Burnie
John Wesley Waterbury UMC Cemetery, Crownsville
Johns Family Cemetery, Sudley
Johnson-Foreman Cemetery, Millersville
Joyce’s Heart, (location unknown)
Kate’s Heart, Glen Burnie Heights
Kinder Cemetery, Millersville
Kneseth Israel Cemetery, see Annapolis Hebrew Cemetery, Annapolis
Knopp Family Cemetery, Deale
Lakemont Memorial Gardens, Davidsonville
Laurel
Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #1, Lothian
Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #2, Lothian
Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #3, Lothian
Linthicum Walks Family Cemetery, Gambrills
Linthicum-Lee Family Cemetery, Edgewater
Loch Eden Estate, Deale
LOV Moses Cemetery #1, see Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #1, Lothian
LOV Moses Cemetery #2, see Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #2, Lothian
LOV Moses Cemetery #3, see Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #3, Lothian
Luce Creek Cemetery, Annapolis
Luther A. Palmer Memorial Cemetery, Annapolis
Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery, Gambrills
Magothy United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pasadena
Manhattan Beach Cemetery, Severna Park
Marriott Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Marley Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery, Glen Burnie
Martin Hosuehold, (location unknown)
Maryland House of Corrections Cemetery, Jessup
Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville
Mayo United Methodist Church Cemetery, Edgewater
Mewshaw Family Cemetery, Glen Burnie
Meyn Family Cemetery, Millersville
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Lothian
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Brooklyn Park
Mount Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Arnold
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Pasadena
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kensington
Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery, Hanover
Mount Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery, Crownsville
Mount Zion United Methodist Cemetery, Pasadena
Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Lothian
Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Laurel
Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lothian
Mullikan Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Nathan Jones Cemetery, see Duvall Family Cemetery, Fort George Meade
National Memorial Gardens on the Severn, Severna Park
Nicholas Brewer Family Cemetery, Loch Haven Beach
Nichols-Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, see Old Bethel Cemetery, Odenton
Nutwell Family Cemetery, Tracys Landing
Old Bethel Cemetery, Odenton
Old Cromwell Cemetery, Ferndale
Old Griffith Cemetery, Severn
Old Ridgely-Worthington Estate (Defunct) , Annapolis
Old Saint Marks Church Cemetery, Glen Burnie
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Edgewater
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Cemetery, West River
Our Lady of the Field Cemetery, Millersville
Owens Family Cemetery, Lothian
Owens Family Cemetery #2, Bristol
Pet Cemetery, Severn
Phelps Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Phipps Family Cemetery, Deale
Phipps Family Cemetery #2, Mount Zion
Pindell Family Cemetery, Harwood
Pindell Family Cemetery, Bristol
Pindell Family Cemetery, Bristol
Pinelawn Memorial Park, see Bestgate Memorial Park, Annapolis
Piney Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Severna Park
Pumphrey Family Cemetery, Severn
Quaker Burying Ground, Galesville
Redemptorist Cemetery, Annapolis
Redemptorist Cemetery at Saint Mary’s, Annapolis
Redmiles Family Cemetery, Severn
Richardson Family Cemetery, West River
Richardson Family Cemetery #2, Deale
Ridout Family Cemetery, Annapolis
Ring-Caples Cemetery, Linthicum
Riviera Beach Cemetery, Riviera Beach
Robosson-Tydings Cemetery, Severna Park
Rogers Burying Ground/Cemetery, Deale
Rogers Family Cemetery, Deale
Rose Hill Cemetery
Rutland Cemetery, see Beard-Hall Memorial Cemetery, Davidsonville
Saint Andrew the Fisherman Church Cemetery, Mayo
Saint Andrews United Methodist Church Cemetery, see Luther A. Palmer Memorial Cemetery, Annapolis
Saint Anne’s Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Annapolis
Saint Anne’s Cemetery, Annapolis
Saint Annes Churchyard, Annapolis
Saint Christopher by the Sea Memorial Garden, Gibson Island
Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Cemetery, Annapolis
Saint James Episcopal Church, Lothian
Saint James Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lothian
Saint John’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Shady Side
Saint Johns AME Zion Church Cemetery, Odenton
Saint Lawrence Martyr Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Jessup
Saint Lukes Cemetery, Lothian
Saint Margaret’s Church Cemetery, Annapolis
Saint Mark Cemetery, see Saints Rest Cemetery, Glen Burnie
Saint Marks Chapel Cemetery, Tracys Landing
Saint Martins-in-the-Field Episcopal Cemetery, see Saint Martins-in-the-Field Memorial Garden Severna Park
Saint Martins-in-the-Field Memorial Garden, Severna Park
Saint Marys Cemetery, Annapolis
Saint Matthews United Methodist Church Cemetery, Shady Side
Saint Pauls Cemetery, (location unknown)
Saint Pauls Chapel Cemetery, Crownsville
Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Saint Philip Neri Catholic Church Cemetery, Linthicum
Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, Crownsville
Saints Rest Cemetery, Glen Burnie
Salem Cemetery, Annapolis
Scanlon Grave, Linthicum
Sellman Family Cemetery, Tracys Landing
Sellman Famiy Cemetery, Davidsonville
Sewell-Savage Family Cemetery, Millersville
Sherberts Cemetery, Deale
Shipley Family Cemetery, Hanover
Shipley Family Cemetery, Harmans
Silas First Baptist Church Cemetery, Severna Park
Snowden Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Sollers United Methodist Church Cemetery, Bristol
Solley Family Cemetery, Glen Burnie
Stewart Family Cemetery, Glen Burnie
Stinchcomb Family Cemetery, Manhattan Beach
Stinchcomb-Tydings Family Cemetery, Annapolis
Stuart Hill Cemetery, see Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Sulphur Cemetery, see Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Tank Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Taylorsville Churchyard, Riva
Thompson Family Cemetery, see Franklin Cemetery, Deale
Training School Cemetery, Laurel
Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery, Odenton
Tubbs Family Cemetery, Hanover
Tucker Family Cemetery, Mill Swamp
Tulip Hill Estate, Galesville
Union Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery, Davidsonville
Union United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lothian
United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis
United States Naval Academy Chapel, Annapolis
United States Naval Academy Columbarium, see United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis
van Riper Estate, Glen Burnie Heights
Ward Tombstone, Mount Zion
Warfield Cemetery, Gambrills
Warfield Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Waters Family Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Waters Family Cemetery, Annapolis
Watkins Slave Cemetery
Watts Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Waugh Cemetery, Gambrills
Waugh Chapel Methodist Cemetery, see Waugh Cemetery, Gambrills
Wayman Plantation, Edgewater
Welch Family Cemetery, Lothian
Wellsview Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, see Luce Creek Cemetery, Annapolis
West River Meeting Graveyard, Lothian
White Avenue Cemetery, see Ring-Caples Cemetery, Linthicum
Williams Cemetery, Armiger
William H. Dawson Family Cemetery, see Dawson Family Cemetery, Mayo
Williams Family Cemetery, Brooklyn Park
Wilson, Crofton
Wood Family Cemetery, Jewell
Wood Family Cemetery, Millersville
Woodfield Cemetery, Galesville
Woods Memorial Presbyterian, Severna Park
Woodward Cemetery, Fort George Meade
Worthington Family Cemetery Crownsville
Wyatt Plantation, Annapolis
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