A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery:
31.7068, -87.7700
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies just to the southwest of the Wilson Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wilson Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spinks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Spinks Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Cemetery
- Magnolia Lawns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Dacy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dacy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacy Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Bassett Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whatley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whatley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Smiths Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smiths Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clarkville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Puyear Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cammack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cammack Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Cemetery
- Indian Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Ridge Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grove Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whatley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Dickinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Zimco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Toddtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Winn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Suggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Nettleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Walker Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stave Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thomasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Salitpa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Glover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Lower Peach Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Leroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Gainestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Claiborne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Atkeison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Carson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Barlow Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Scratch Ankle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Campbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Coffeeville
(19 miles [30.6 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 Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claiborne
- Grove Hill
- Lower Peach Tree
- Suggsville
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 Wilson Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Wilson Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805517 (Wilson Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805517 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grove Hill
- Location given for Wilson Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7068237 Lon: -87.7699993
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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 Clarke, 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 from Point A (ie- Wilson 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. |