Ceres Bethel AME Church
Ceres Bethel AME Church is a church in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland which is located on Gapland Road. Ceres Bethel AME Church is situated nearby to the museum Gathland State Park, as well as near the monument National War Correspondents Memorial.- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Ceres Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church” and “Ceres Bethel Church”
- Address: Gapland Road, Jefferson, MD 21755
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gathland State Park and Crampton Gap.
Gathland State Park
Museum
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gathland State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve located on South Mountain near Burkittsville, Maryland, in the United States. The state park occupies the former estate of war correspondent George Alfred Townsend, who wrote under the pen name "Gath" during the American Civil War. Gathland State Park is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Ceres Bethel AME Church.
Crampton Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wilson44691, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crampton's Gap, also known as Crampton Gap, is a wind gap on South Mountain in Maryland. The 928 feet gap connects Burkittsville in the Middletown Valley to the east with Gapland and Rohrersville in the Pleasant Valley to the west.
National War Correspondents Memorial
Monument
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National War Correspondents Memorial, part of Gathland State Park, is a memorial dedicated to journalists who died in war. It is located at Crampton's Gap at South Mountain, near Burkittsville, Maryland, in the United States. National War Correspondents Memorial is situated 1,600 feet north of Ceres Bethel AME Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burkittsville and Gapland.
Burkittsville
Village
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burkittsville is a historic village in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The village lies in the southern Middletown Valley along the eastern base of South Mountain.
Gapland
Hamlet
Gapland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 109 as of the 2010 census.
Brownsville
Hamlet
Brownsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States, near Gapland in an area known as Pleasant Valley. Its population was 89 as of the 2010 census. Brownsville is situated 2 miles southwest of Ceres Bethel AME Church.
Ceres Bethel AME Church
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.40171° or 39° 24′ 6″ northLongitude
-77.63726° or 77° 38′ 14″ westElevation
784 feet (239 metres)Open location code
87F4C927+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1081172327OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ceres Bethel AME Church Cemetery and 1887 Barn ruins.
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