Somerset Cemeteries Project
Austin Cemetery
Mt. Vernon · Hungary Neck District #5 · Somerset County, Maryland · 1877 Atlas map: Hungary Neck District No. 5
Cemetery No. 911-H area← Back to the Somerset Cemeteries Project
Location and Site Information
Located in Mt. Vernon, in an area historically known as Hungary Neck or Victor Neck, about 400 feet from the Wicomico River.
The 1987 record places the cemetery off Mason Webster Road, behind a small bungalow. The cemetery was also known locally as the old Webster cemetery and was said by former property owner Signe Webster to measure about 100 feet square.
- Latitude 38° 14' 49" N
- Longitude 75° 50' 05" W
Graves Recorded
John Austin
Died February 14, 1870; aged about 62 years.
Woodson Pruitt
Son of R. A. and S. F. Pruitt; died Dec. 14, 1870; aged 5 mos. & 8 days.
Gabriela A. Dashiell
Daughter of Edgar J. and Elizabeth A. Dashiell; died Dec. 28, 1863; aged 9 mos. 15 days.
Fanny Louisa Dashiell
Daughter of Edgar J. and Elizabeth A. Dashiell; died Jan. 4, 1864; aged 3 yrs. 3 mos. & 10 days.
Joseph Stewart Webster
Son of J. S. and M. A. Webster; died Sept. 20, 1869; aged 1 yr. 8 months & 25 days.
Field Notes and Documentation
Listed by Rebecca F. Miller in February 1987 and revisited by Philip L. Goldsborough and Rebecca F. Miller on February 3, 1991.
At the 1991 revisit, Gabriela A. Dashiell's stone was reported gone; Joseph S. Webster's stone was broken into six pieces; fragments of another stone were found; and John Austin's stone was broken at the base.
- Contributor record View the original transcription (PDF)