Montgomery County Cemeteries

(1)

Name: Potomac United Methodist Church Cemetery ID: 126 Alternate Name: Cabin John Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Captain John Meetinghouse, Potomac Chapel

Address: 10300 Falls Road

Town: Potomac

ADC Map: 34 Grid: D-4

Cemetery Association: Methodist, Presbyterian

Setting: Suburban Condition: Excellent Negative Impacts: None

Burials: 1200+ Date range of burials: 1790s - 2004

Description: Very large, active cemetery on all sides of church. Lighted asphalt pathways. Paths were originally unpaved. Trees and boxwoods throughout. Scatter garden. Very well kept.

Comments:

Survey date: 11/7/2004

Historic Status:

Additional Sources: Lots of church history in file and at www.potomac-umc.org/History_Committee.htm, transcribed in USGenWeb

(2)

Name: Rockville Cemetery ID: 127 Alternate Name: Rockville Protestant Episcopal Cemetery, Rockvlle Union Cemetery Address: 1351 Old Baltimore Road (entrance at Avery Road)

Town: Rockville

ADC Map: 29 Grid: F/G-6 Cemetery Association: Episcopal originally

Setting: Suburban Condition: Good

Negative Impacts: Some markers toppled. Paved roadway in disrepair in old cemetery section.

Burials: 4500 Date range of burials: 1752 - 2004

Description: Large, active cemetery divided into upper/old section and lower/new sections. Upper section contains over 1000 old & new markers. Single-lane paved road winds through this section. Newest markers on eastern terraced hillside.

Comments: Separate lower section contains burials 1939 to present. Located 1/4 mile east of older section & is accessible from Baltimore Rd. 500+ burials in lower section. Cemetery began as Anglican churchyard. Non-sectarian association took it over in 1880.

Survey date: 9/1/2004

Historic Status: City of Rockville Historic District

Additional Sources: Peerless Rockville brochure in file. Owner has database of all burials. Transcribed in USGenWeb.

(3)

Name: Rockville Baptist Cemetery ID: 128 Alternate Name:

Address: W. Jefferson Street at intersection of Route 28 & Van Buren Street Town: Rockville

ADC Map: 29 Grid: B-6 Cemetery Association: Baptist

Setting: Suburban Condition: Good Negative Impacts: Some markers cracked or broken

Burials: 35 Date range of burials: 1839-1896

Description: For detailed description and map see Peerless Rockville brochure. Peerless has owned & maintained the cemetery since 1983. All markers upright, some very old trees. One family plot surrounded by fence. Whole cemetery was fenced with metal fence 2004

Comments:

Historic Status: City of Rockville Hist Dist, Nat. Register

(4)

Name: Round Oak Baptist Church Cemetery ID: 129 Alternate Name:

Address: 15812 Good Hope Road Town: Spencerville

ADC Map: 31 Grid: H-1

Cemetery Association: Free Black, possibly Enslaved/Baptist

Setting: Suburban Condition: Fair

Negative Impacts: Dumping in rear, dirt pile with possible gravestones

Burials: 100+ Date range of burials: C. 1850-1980

Description: 150 x 200' area. Mowed but graves unkept & vandalized. Many concrete markers; 2 markers made out of a split wood table top. A few scattered shrubs and trees. Bamboo

overgrowing boundary & engulfing graves.

Comments: Probably many unmarked graves

Survey date: 3/27/2004

(5)

Name: St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery ID: 130 Alternate Name:

Address: Between 10704 and 10708 Alloway Road

Town: Potomac

ADC Map: 34 Grid: A-7 Cemetery Association: Catholic

Setting: Suburban Condition: Good Negative Impacts: A few stones off their bases

Burials: 450 Date range of burials: 1890s - 2004

Description: Active, well-kept cemetery. Approximately 160 x 160'. Surrounded by split rail fence on all sides. Stone entrance pillars & metal gate. Dirt driveway through gate. Corner statue of Mary with bench.

Comments:

Survey date: 4/10/2004

Historic Status: LA 29/23 (removed)

(6)

Name: St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery ID: 131 Alternate Name: Forest Glen Cemetery

Address: 9700 Rosensteel Avenue Town: Silver Spring

ADC Map: 36 Grid: G/H-6 Cemetery Association: Catholic

Setting: Suburban Condition: Good

Negative Impacts: Some old stones illegible, some flat on ground.

Burials: 1000 Date range of burials: 1780s - 2004

Description: Located next to Old St. John the Evangelist Church & the Carroll Chapel replica. One paved driveway, numerous shrubs & trees. Carved headstones, some larger family markers. Loose grid plan. Oldest area enclosed in black iron fence.

Comments: New section after 1970s has markers flush to ground with paved pathways. Some family plots fenced. Small chapel in center of cemetery.

(7)

Name: St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery ID: 132 Alternate Name:

Address: 3427 Olney-Laytonsville Road

Town: Olney

ADC Map: 21 Grid: E-6 Cemetery Association: Episcopal

Setting: Suburban Condition: Excellent Negative Impacts:

Description: Well-tended, stones aligned in orderly rows, but facing different directions. Historic fence on west, chainlink on north, tree border on east. New columbarium between cemetery and church. Very crowded with gravestone.

Comments:

Survey date: 4/10/2005

Historic Status: MP 23/98-4 Olney Historic District

(8)

Name: St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery ID: 133 Alternate Name:

Address: 1001 Brighton Dam Road

Town: Brighton

ADC Map: 13 Grid: A-12 Cemetery Association: Episcopal

Setting: Rural Condition: Good Negative Impacts:

Burials: 10-12 Date range of burials: 1884-1932

Description: All markers except one obelisk are within historic wire fence. Gravel road around it leads to church. Three graves outside 20' x 20' fence. One stone down. Transcriptions on file

Comments:

Survey date: 3/28/2004

Historic Status: LA 23/78 (removed)

(9)

Name: St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery ID: 134 Alternate Name:

Address: Between 16601 & 16605 Briardale Road Town: Rockville

ADC Map: 20 Grid: C-11 Cemetery Association: Lutheran

Setting: Suburban Condition: Excellent Negative Impacts:

Description: Active, well kept. 160 x 152' surrounded by a fence that is in need of repair. Most stones from 1960s-80s. Oldest appears to be 1919 infant. A number of infant deaths; some family groups. Access by paved driveway - 2nd drive on Briardale from Redland

Comments: Located on a hill with 1 cedar tree. Gravel road used to continue into cemetery. Wooded around all boundaries. Room for expansion.

Survey date: 4/17/2004

(10)

Name: St. Mark's Episcopal Church Cemetery ID: 135 Alternate Name:

Address: 12621 Old Columbia Pike Town: Silver Spring

ADC Map: 31 Grid: K-10 Cemetery Association: Episcopal

Setting: Urban Condition: Excellent

Negative Impacts: Development encroaching. New senior housing 10 feet from cemetery

Description: 150' x 150 enclosed by brick wall constructed in 1939. Marble plaque for

restoration/construction of wall. Well tended. Some trees & shrubs; bordered dirt path through center. Wrought iron fence around Conley & Marlow families

Comments:

Survey date: 3/27/2004

(11)

Name: St. Mark's United Methodist Church Cemetery ID: 136 Alternate Name: White Oak Chapel

Address: 19620 White Ground Road

Town: Boyds

ADC Map: 17 Grid: G-2

Cemetery Association: Free Black, Methodist

Setting: Rural Condition: Excellent Negative Impacts: None

Burials: 130+ Date range of burials: 1877-2004

Description: Well-kept cemetery behind church. Well-tended. No roads or paths. Remnant of wire fence in back right corner. Three plots outlined with metal pipe fencing, only one has a marker inside fencing. Three large trees; many unmarked burials

Comments: Church erected in 1893. Community was also called Blocktown.

Survey date: 12/4/2004

Historic Status: MP 18/8 Boyds Historic District

(12)

Name: St. Mary's Catholic Shrine Church Cemetery ID: 137 Alternate Name:

Address: 18230 Barnesville Road Town: Barnesville

ADC Map: 7 Grid: H-7 Cemetery Association: Catholic

Setting: Rural Condition: Good Negative Impacts: Some broken stones

Description: Well-kept, organized, active cemetery. Central shelter over shrine. No fence, no paths, a few trees and bushes, but trees are mostly around edges. About 2 acres

Comments:

(13)

Name: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery (new) ID: 138 Alternate Name:

Address: Baltimore Road near Gladstone Drive Town: Rockville

ADC Map: 29 Grid: F-6/7 Cemetery Association: Catholic

Description: Large, active, well-maintained cemetery associated with St. Mary's Church at Veirs Mill/Rockville Pike. Surrounded by chain-link fence; entrance is marked by an arched gateway and stone pillars. Single lane gravel road loops through cemetery.

Comments: Markers in upper portion are old & new; lower portion relatively new. Separate alcove for African Americans on hill with 15 markers, some handmade of wood. Low wall encloses area for infant & child graves on eastern edge

Additional Sources: Peerless Rockville files, St. Mary's church records. Transcribed in USGenWeb

(14)

Name: St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery (old) ID: 139 Alternate Name:

Address: 520 Veirs Mill Road Town: Rockville

ADC Map: 29 Grid: D-7 Cemetery Association: Catholic

Setting: Urban Condition: Good Negative Impacts:

Burials: 470+ Date range of burials: 1832 - 1980s

Description: Fenced with black metal; winding gravel path; several large trees. A few broken stones; some fieldstone markers at the NW corner of church. Four fenced family plots. 288 marked graves; 183 known unmarked graves.

Comments: Church built in 1817. Famous interment: F. Scott Fitzgerald & wife Zelda were moved here from Rockville Cemetery in 1975, daughter Scottie buried in 1986

Survey date: 5/30/2004

Historic Status: City of Rockville Hist Dist, Nat. Register

Additional Sources: Peerless Rockville files, St. Mary's church records. Transcribed in USGenWeb

(15)

Name: St. Paul Community Church Cemetery ID: 140 Alternate Name: Will of God Mission Church (current)

Address: 14730 Sugarland Road Town: Sugarland

ADC Map: 25 Grid: H-4 Cemetery Association: Community

Setting: Rural Condition: Fair Negative Impacts: Drainage problem in center

Description: Unpaved road through middle of deep lot behind church. A few trees & shrubs throughout, overgrown forestation at edges. Many unmarked graves & uncarved markers (fieldstone, slate, concrete). Some broken markers, but grounds well-kept

Comments: Former names of church: Sugarland Forest ME Church (1871), Curtisville ME (1880), Taylor's Chapel (1890). Burials date to last quarter of 19th century, but 1905 was oldest found.

Survey date: 12/4/2004

Historic Status: MP 17/41 St. Paul Community Church

(16)

Name: St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church Cemetery ID: 141 Alternate Name:

Address: 11701 Clopper Road Town: Gaithersburg

ADC Map: 18 Grid: J-7 Cemetery Association: Catholic

Setting: Suburban Condition: Good Negative Impacts:

Description: Substantial old trees, shrubs. New walks, landscaping, fountain. Newest section to left of church, opposite side of driveway. African American section back left corner from front of church. Oldest marker is Thomas Hurley of Philadelphia, died 1837

Comments: Church built in 1838. Cemetery blessed in 1847. One stone in front of church is that of a Confederate soldier.

Historic Status: MP 20/28 St. Rose of Lima Church

(17)

Name: Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery ID: 142 Alternate Name: Brookeville Cemetery

Address: 19600 block of Georgia Avenue Town: Brookeville

ADC Map: 21 Grid: F-6

Cemetery Association: Methodist originally

Description: Well-tended, no trees or shrubs. Bordered by woods on north & east. Paved drive becomes gravel and rear loop. Flagstone path with steps through center. Iron fence along road. Large section at rear has many concrete markers with no engravings

Comments: Church building is located across Georgia Avenue.

Survey date: 4/10/2005

Historic Status: MP 23/65 Brookeville Historic District

(18)

Name: Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery ID: 143 Alternate Name: Church of Cedar Grove

Address: 23725 Ridge Road Town: Cedar Grove

ADC Map: 21 Grid: F2/3 Cemetery Association: Methodist

Setting: Rural Condition: Good

Negative Impacts: By Route 27-posible future road widening.

Description: Historic metal pipe fence surrounds cemetery. Marble, granite, 20 or so obelisks, flat stones. No paths, a few yucca plants on graves. Six broken and many leaning stones. Chain gate fence. Cemetery still in use.

Comments:

Survey date: 4/18/2004

Historic Status: LA 14/26 Salem United Methodist Church

(19)

Name: Seal Family Cemetery ID: 144 Alternate Name:

Address: Between 5210 and 5520 Damascus Road

Town: Etchison

ADC Map: 11 Grid: J-5 Cemetery Association: Family

Setting: Rural Condition: Excellent Negative Impacts: Some dumping in woods around cemetery.

Description: Located .2 miles from Damascus Road up gravel driveway through two farm fields. On top of a small rise by the edge of woods. Approximately 1 1/2 acres with 2 walnut trees, 1 locust tree & bushes. Oldest stones closest to forest.

Comments: Three gravemarkers located separately - about 100 yards south of other graves. According to Barbers Funeral Home, started as burial ground for people who had moved from Tennessee. Interees must be Tennessee native or descendant of Tennessee native.

(20)

Name: Seneca Christian Meth. Epis. Church Cemetery ID: 145 Alternate Name:

Address: Behind 13215 Violettes Lock Road

Town: Seneca

ADC Map: 26 Grid: F-9

Setting: Rural/Forested Condition: Good Negative Impacts:

Description: Located on hill up gravel drive off Violettes Lock Road. Post & wire fence on two sides. Mowed, surrounded by woods, many unmarked graves

Comments:

Survey date: 12/4/2004

Historic Status: LA 24/28 (removed) Seneca CME Church

(21)

Name: Sitka Baptist Church Cemetery ID: 146 Alternate Name:

Address: Between 1923 and 1929 Powder Mill Road Town: Silver Spring

ADC Map: 37 Grid: J/K-4 Cemetery Association: Free Black, Baptist

Setting: Suburban/Forested Condition: Poor Negative Impacts:

Burials: unknown Date range of burials: 1800s

Description: No evidence of cemetery in overgrown area between two houses. All markers gone. Church date unknown, but burned in 1897. Rebuilt 1908 and leased to Seventh Day Adventists in 1930. Records 1883-1897 burned in fire.

Comments:

Survey date: 11/1/2004

(22)

Name: Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery ID: 147 Alternate Name: Trinity ME Church Cemetery

Address: NW corner of Clopper Road/Germantown Road intersection

Town: Germantown

ADC Map: 18 Grid: C-5 Cemetery Association: Methodist

Setting: Suburban Condition: Poor

Negative Impacts: Very overgrown, not maintained, stones toppled

Description: No access road. Park at community center and walk up rise to SE corner of intersection. Some plots surrounded with stone outlines, 2 benches, 3 large stones toppled, 4-5 small stones in western portion

Comments: Church is located across Clopper Road from cemetery. It is supposed to maintain cemetery. Sign says cemetery established in 1866 and restored by Boy Scouts in 1998 and 2003

Survey date: 6/13/2004

(23)

Name: Union Cemetery ID: 148 Alternate Name:

Address: 3001 Spencerville Road Town: Burtonsville

ADC Map: 32 Grid: C-1/2 Cemetery Association: Community

Setting: Urban Condition: Excellent Negative Impacts:

Burials: 1500 Date range of burials: 1830s-2004

Description: Eleven acres, fenced, blacktop driveways. Well tended and landscaped by professionals. Some iron rails missing in formerly enclosed family plot. Intentionally planted evergreens & some shrubs. Older section has allee of old trees

Comments:

Survey date: 3/27/2004

(24)

Name: Wesley Union Methodist Church Cemetery ID: 149 Alternate Name: Piney Meetinghouse Cemetery, Widear Cemetery

Address: Across from 11940 Piney Meeting House Road

Town: Potomac

ADC Map: 27 Grid: K-13

Setting: Suburban/Forested Condition: Poor Negative Impacts: Overgrown, landscape dumping, neglect

Burials: 50+ Date range of burials: 1870s-1953

Description: Ten stones located - all uncarved fieldstones except 1 broken hand-carved marker. Cleanup in 1990 and interest then from surrounding community in erecting memorial. About 50 depressions, 3 marble markers, and church foundations were found then.

Comments: Church built in 1870s and in use through 1920s but no longer extant. See articles in file.

Survey date: 3/12/2005

(25)

Name: Upper Seneca Baptist Church Cemetery ID: 150 Alternate Name: Cedar Grove Baptist Church

Address: 23401 Davis Mill Road Town: Cedar Grove

ADC Map: 9 Grid: K-4 Cemetery Association: Baptist

Setting: Rural Condition: Good Negative Impacts: Very close to busy Route 27

Description: Partial chainlink fence surrounds cemetery, abuts field on one side. Organized burials, well-tended, but stones need cleaning. Some markers have fallen or are leaning. Ground hog holes causing ground disturbance.

Comments: Marble and granite markers, many obelisks. Church founded in 1802

Survey date: 4/19/2004

Historic Status: MP 14/27 Cedar Grove Historic District