Royston Family Cemetery in Phoenix, Maryland

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The Royston Family Cemetery (Phoenix) is located on Phoenix Road, .3 miles north of its intersection with Paper Mill Road, on the grounds of the Hunt Valley Golf Club. It was at one time bordered by an 18" wide stone wall which no longer exists. The cemetery has been rescued from years of neglect and abuse (overgrown with vegetation, used as a refuse dump) by the HVGC. It is now (2013) surrounded by a split rail fence. Many headstones are buried. The existing headstones are laid flat on the ground, no doubt for ease of mowing by the HVGC grounds maintenance crew.

The headstone inscriptions recorded herein are taken from:(1) the book "Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia" by Helen W. Ridgely, published in 1907 (Mrs. Ridgely refers to the cemetery as the "Wesley Royston burying ground, on land owned by the Royston family for many years"); and (2)the files of the Historical Society of Baltimore County.

The house in the background of the cemetery photo was built before 1850 and was shown as W. Royston's on the 1850 map (now owned by HVGC). Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties BA-48 "Belle Acres."

Where known, the plots are located from East to West (row), North to South (number).