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Lankford Cemetery

West Post Office / East Princess Anne · Princess Anne District No. 1 · Somerset County, Maryland

Cemetery No. 911-J-46-West Center
Historic location map for Lankford Cemetery
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Two surviving Lankford headstones were recorded behind the former Ralph Ruark residence, west of Pete’s Hill Road. The survey notes evidence of a larger burial plot, including old bricks beyond the surviving markers, and suggests that additional burials may have been destroyed by farming and time.

  • Latitude38° 13′ 34.2″ N
  • Longitude75° 36′ 6.5″ W

Location note: Map-based coordinates recorded before GPS; position approximate.

Graves Recorded

John L. J. Lankford

Transcription / field record

John L. J.
son of Edward J. & Nancy Lankford
born Dec. 12, 1862
died Mar. 8, 1863

George W. F. Lankford

Transcription / field record

George W. F.
son of Edward J. & Nancy Lankford
born Mar. 28, 1864
died Apr. 16, 1864

Research / transcription note

Election district assigned from the East Princess Anne area; verify against the 1877 atlas before publication if exact boundary placement is in doubt.

Documentation and Sources

Listed 26 January 1991 by Rebecca F. Miller and Philip L. Goldsborough; retyped by Philip L. Goldsborough in March 2008.