Cedar Hill Cemetery is large and old, but still very active. When it was begun in 1874, it was divided into sections which were identified by letters of the alphabet. Each section was further divided into plots with varying numbers of graves. Information has been copied only from gravestones found in the 19 oldest sections. Genealogical data has been arranged in a sequence approximating that of the rows of stones, and maps of each section are provided....

"Since the founding of the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society (AAGS) in 1974, one of the society's goals has been to compile and publish cemetery inscriptions for Anne Arundel County, Maryland. [These volumes] reflect tombstone inscriptions, and, in some cases, additional information obtained from cemetery records, verbal conversations, and written sources such as privately published records, government records, individuals familiar with the sites,...