Westminster in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ellsworth Cemetery
Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 22, 2025
1. Ellsworth Cemetery Marker
Ellsworth Cemetery was created legally on December 21, 1876 when six Black Union Army Veterans formed the Ellsworth Cemetery Company. Mr. Reuben Walker, Mr. David Ireland, Mr. William Adams, Mr. Lewis Dorsey, Mr. William Massey and Mr. Samuel Bowens signed the articles of incorporation to provide a burial place "for the Colored residents of Westminster, Maryland.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Civil Rights • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is December 21, 1876.
Location. 39° 33.685′ N, 76° 57.968′ W. Marker is in Westminster, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Brown Private Road and Leidy Road, on the right when traveling east on Brown Private Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 430 Brown Private Rd, Westminster MD 21157, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Plant a Tree" (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (approx. 0.9 miles away); Corbit’s Charge (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Trumbo-Chrest House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Westminster MD Town Survey (approx. 1.2 miles away); William Winchester (approx. 1.2 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 1.2 miles away); 12 North Church Street (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westminster.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 22, 2025
2. Ellsworth Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 22, 2025
3. Ellsworth Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
