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A visit to the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery (FG ID #1960106).

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 UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery:

34.9096, -87.7891

The Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Cloverdale.

The cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<3>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast of the Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery .

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List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dowdy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Simmons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Pearson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Lipscomb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Paulk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Paulk Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Sherrod Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Winbourn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Winbourn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Duncan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Richardson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Austin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Thompson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Walston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Walston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Flint Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Flint Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Anderson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Jackson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • George Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The George Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Noel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Noel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Simpson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Underwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Chisholm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Parsonage Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Parsonage Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery:

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 UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1960106

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 UMC Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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.