Date: 09/14/00
Cemetery: Jacobs Lutheran Church Cemetery
Street: Miller Church Road
City: north of Leitersburg
County: Washington
State: MD
Nation: USA
Zip:
Nearby: Rt. 60, left on Millers Church Road, cemetery near PA
State Line
Land Type: Public
Status: Abandoned
Accessible: Yes
Unmarked graves: Yes
Graves within: over 200
Oldest grave: 1790
Newest grave: 1898
Records: Yes
Inventory: Yes
Records location: Washington County, Maryland Cemetery Records,
Volume V, Recorded by Samuel Webster Piper, pub 1993, Family Line
Publications (now Willow Bend); still available for purchase. I own a
copy
Owner: I believe this is under Washington County ownership
Current Condition:
Cemetery destroyed
Overgrown-trees
Overgrown-ground cover
Overgrown-vines
Broken Headstones
Fallen Headstones
Removed Headstones
Other problems: This cemetery has been used by a group for
satanic worshipping according to a former County Commissioner.
The county made attempts to prevent this by tearing down the church
and erecting a small monument from the cornerstone. The
vandalism continued upon the monument.
Previous contacts: Former County Commissioner
Current Status: No work started as of yet
Submitted by / Contact for additional Information:
name: Mary Ann Miller
Email: myrtlemom@dellnet.com
