A visit to the Chancellor 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 Chancellor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chancellor Cemetery:
33.2962, -86.3991
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chancellor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chancellor Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Chancellor Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chancellor Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Chancellor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chancellor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Holley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kidd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Childersburg City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Childersburg City Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childersburg City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Childersburg City Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Childersburg
- Rhoden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhoden Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhoden Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Childersburg
- Nicholls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholls Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Childersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24993 <5>
- Old Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Reynolds Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reynolds Cemetery
- Baker Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Arkwright Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Arkwright Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Church Cemetery
- The Arkwright Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arkwright Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Raley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Raley Family Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raley Family Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Kahatchee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kahatchee Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahatchee Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chancellor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chancellor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Childersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harpersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Wilsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zubers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- East Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Comerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Calcis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Logan Martin Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Gantts Quarry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Mignon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Sterrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Winterboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Talladega Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Sylacauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Vandiver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Chancellor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chancellor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childersburg
- Mignon
- Sylacauga
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Chancellor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Chancellor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146389 (Chancellor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146389 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harpersville
- Location given for Chancellor Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2962234 Lon: -86.3991454
- 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 Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Chancellor 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. |