A visit to the Wesley 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
33.0067, -87.0367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies just to the southwest of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesley Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cottingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cottingham Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Six Mile Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Six Mile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Cemetery
- Crockett McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Schultz Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pineland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Cahaba Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ashby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ashby Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashby Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ashby
- Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Carlton Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCulley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McCulley Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulley Cemetery
- Centreville Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandy Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Brierfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brierfield Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierfield 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesley Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- East Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Centreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Brierfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Brent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Italian Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Belle Ellen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Eddings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- West Blocton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Scottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Active
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Aden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Lawley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Montevallo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- Centreville
- Montevallo
- West Blocton
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 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bibb 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2082903 (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2082903 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: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Blocton East
- Location given for Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0066667 Lon: -87.0366667
- 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 Bibb, 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- Wesley 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. |