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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:

33.0832, -87.7636

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 Tuscaloosa County<2>.

The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 6 miles [9.7 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.

  • Sealy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Sealy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy Cemetery
  • Parham Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Parham Ridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Ridge Cemetery
  • Wells Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
  • Mt. Herman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Beale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Beale Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Grants Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Grants Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Creek Cemetery
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
    • Old Shiloh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jones - Townsend Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawthorne Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Romulus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Romulus Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
    • Robertson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Ralph
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Foster's
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Knoxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Knoxville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Mantua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mantua is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
  • Moundville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Powers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Powers is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Benevola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Benevola is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
  • Oak Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oak Village is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
  • Coker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <6>
  • Buhl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
  • Elrod
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sahama Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
    • Ingleside Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
    • Akron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tuscaloosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Northport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewiston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lewiston is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • University
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • University is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Olney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Olney is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clinton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Alberta City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City

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 Tuscaloosa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Eutaw
    • Eutaw lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eutaw.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
  • Gordo
    • Gordo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
  • Moundville
  • Tuscaloosa
  • University

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 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 Tuscaloosa 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 #148725  (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #148725 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: Tuscaloosa
      • Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ralph
      • Location given for Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.083178     Lon: -87.7636227
      • 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 Tuscaloosa, 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.