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:
32.0729, -87.7272
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 Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesley Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hosea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hosea Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosea Cemetery
- Shop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shop Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Cemetery
- Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dunning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Living Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Living Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Morrisette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrisette Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisette Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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- Christian Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Tutt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tutt Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutt Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Thomaston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24708 <5>
- Mooring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Dixon's Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Vineland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Moss ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Atkeison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Kimbrough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Anne Manie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Pine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Lamison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Aimwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Glover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flatwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Hugo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Half Acre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Thomaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Nanafalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
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 Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Linden
- Linden lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Thomaston
- Thomasville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marengo 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 #1805470 (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805470 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: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Surginer
- Location given for Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0729267 Lon: -87.7272285
- 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 Marengo, 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' 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. |