A visit to the Black Chapel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Black Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Chapel Cemetery:
33.3787, -85.6950
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Black Chapel Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Black Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Black Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Black Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCollum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCollum Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollum Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dinglers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Delta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Delta Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Delta Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Delta.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Old Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Lineville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lineville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mannings Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Wedowee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22867 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Black Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Haynes Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ofelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Elder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Cragford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Hollis Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Morrison Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Micaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Erin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Mellow Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Wedowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Kentuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Harkins Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Malone Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Newell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Almond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Corbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Ironaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
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 Black Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Lineville
- Wedowee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Black Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clay County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Black Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805374 (Black Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805374 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Clay
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delta
- Location given for Black Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3787236 Lon: -85.6949593
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |