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A visit to the Chapel Hill Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Chapel Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Chapel Hill Cemetery (FG ID #77988)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Chapel Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapel Hill Cemetery

Lat:   40.4054°   (40° 24' 19")

Lon:   -80.5357°   (-80° 32' 8")

The cemetery is located in Hancock County<3>.

As an estimate, the Chapel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Weirton.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in New Cumberland. New Cumberland lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northwest of the Chapel Hill Cemetery .

Name Variations for Chapel Hill Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Chapel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Chapel Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Hancock County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Chapel Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Chapel Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Paris
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
    • Weirton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hanlin Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlin Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
      • Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
    • Steubenville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
      • Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County
    • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
      • Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County
    • Hooverson Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooverson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
      • Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County
    • Dinsmore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinsmore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
      • Dinsmore is located in Washington County (PA)
    • Toronto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
    • Mingo Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Follansbee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Deandale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
      • Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Jefferson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
        • Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Cross Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
        • Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Empire
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
        • Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Island Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
        • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
      • Wintersville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
        • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
      • Shank Town
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
        • Shank Town is located in Brooke County
      • Wellsburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • New Manchester
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
        • New Manchester is located in Hancock County
      • Pattersons Mill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pattersons Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
        • Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
      • New Cumberland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
        • New Cumberland is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
      • Stratton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
        • Stratton is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <4>
      • Frankfort Springs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
        • Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Sugar Grove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
        • Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
      • Knoxville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
        • Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Chapel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapel Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Chapel Hill Cemetery.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    • Highland Hills Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Brooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Holy Resurrection Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Resurrection Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Resurrection Cemetery
    • B'nai Israel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
      • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mingo Junction Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175838 <1>
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • New Cumberland Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Cumberland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cumberland Cemetery
      • Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Island Creek Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Island Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Creek Cemetery
      • Hill Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Hill Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • The Hill Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Family Cemetery
      • St. Andrews Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
      • Cross Creek Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Brooke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Creek Cemetery
      • Center Chapel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Chapel Cemetery
      • Coulter Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
      • Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Georges Run Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georges Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Georges Run Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georges Run Cemetery
      • Brooke Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Brooke Cemetery is located in Brooke County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wellsburg.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooke Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77860 <1>
      • Cross Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cross Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Cross Creek (PA).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153279 <1>
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Beaver County (PA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Chapel Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1537197  (Chapel Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1537197 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Weirton
      • County: Hancock         Elev: 353
      • Location given for GNIS #1537197 (Chapel Hill Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #77988

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chapel Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4054, Longitude: -80.5357    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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