Westminster Cemetery
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Westminster Cemetery

Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, USA

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  • Get directions 12 North Church Street
    Westminster, Maryland 21157 United States
    Coordinates: 39.56880, -76.98770
  • Cemetery ID: 81774

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Historic Westminster Cemetery dates back to at least 1790 based on the earliest tombstone inscription. By 1811, a substantial Federal-style brick building (the Union Meeting House) stood on a knoll at the center of the cemetery. It served the community for Protestant church activities and secular events. In 1863, 12.5 acres were added to the site, and the following year the Maryland General Assembly passed an act to incorporate by "name, style, and title" the Westminster Cemetery Company. Much of the land was subsequently laid out in the then-popular garden style with burial lots along winding paths. A small section was reserved for free burials as required by the state. The Union Meeting House, demolished in 1891, was replaced by a prominent Center Circle where Memorial Day services are conducted and a columbarium stands as an alternative to traditional burial lots. Today, cemetery affairs are managed by a board with representatives from several local churches (Catholic and Protestant), the city government, McDaniel College, and others appointed at-large from the community. Names of prominent founding families such as Yingling, Reese, Cockey, Sherman, Winchester, and Shriver are among the approximately 7,000 burials.
Historic Westminster Cemetery dates back to at least 1790 based on the earliest tombstone inscription. By 1811, a substantial Federal-style brick building (the Union Meeting House) stood on a knoll at the center of the cemetery. It served the community for Protestant church activities and secular events. In 1863, 12.5 acres were added to the site, and the following year the Maryland General Assembly passed an act to incorporate by "name, style, and title" the Westminster Cemetery Company. Much of the land was subsequently laid out in the then-popular garden style with burial lots along winding paths. A small section was reserved for free burials as required by the state. The Union Meeting House, demolished in 1891, was replaced by a prominent Center Circle where Memorial Day services are conducted and a columbarium stands as an alternative to traditional burial lots. Today, cemetery affairs are managed by a board with representatives from several local churches (Catholic and Protestant), the city government, McDaniel College, and others appointed at-large from the community. Names of prominent founding families such as Yingling, Reese, Cockey, Sherman, Winchester, and Shriver are among the approximately 7,000 burials.

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  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 81774