Ivy Hill Cemetery (Maryland)
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| Ivy Hill Cemetery | |
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 Interactive map of Ivy Hill Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1850s |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°06′22″N 76°51′58″W / 39.106°N 76.866°W |
| Type | Public |
| Size | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| No. of graves | 3,000+ interments |
| Find a Grave | Ivy Hill Cemetery |
Ivy Hill Cemetery is on the north side of Old Sandy Spring Road across from its intersection with Nichols Drive in Laurel, Maryland, United States, within the city's historic district.[1] Burials began in the 19th century after the Laurel Cotton Mill reserved three acres in the 1850s for burial of mill employees.[2][3] The Ivy Hill Cemetery Company acquired the original land, known as both the Laurel Mill Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery, and added five more acres in 1890.[3] Ivy Hill merged with Greenwood Cemetery in 1944,[4] bringing its size to ten acres.[5] A joint memorial service is held annually by the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, Laurel Volunteer Rescue Squad, and Laurel Police Department.[6] The Ivy Hill Association, a tax exempt organization[7] formed in 1973,[3] was appointed by the Circuit Court of Prince George's County as the cemetery's trustee in 1974.[5] The organization received a Saint George's Day award in 1981 from the Prince George's County Historical Society for preserving and salvaging the cemetery.[8] The oldest gravestone, for a man named Pritchard, dates to 1867.[5]