A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Chapel Cemetery:
34.7498, -86.3792
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Nelson Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Nelson Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Pleasant Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Morring Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morring Cemetery
- Daniel - Lawler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drake - Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spriggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spriggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spriggs Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- Sanford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Bone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- Morrow - Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Chambless - Byrne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jehu Lawler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jehu Lawler Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jehu Lawler Cemetery
- Crowson Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crowson Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowson Hill Cemetery
- Sublett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sublett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nelson Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Brownsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ryland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paint Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Hollytree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Country Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Pleasant Groves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Mercury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Greenwycke Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Owens' Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Moore's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Normal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lim Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Meridianville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 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 Nelson Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Nelson Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Nelson Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #123695 (Nelson Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123695 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moontown
- Location given for Nelson Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7498113 Lon: -86.3791538
- 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 Madison, 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- Nelson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |