A visit to the Elzey 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 Elzey Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elzey Chapel Cemetery:
29.9544, -82.3984
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elzey Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elzey Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Lake Butler. Lake Butler lies just to the northeast of the Elzey Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elzey Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Elzey Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elzey Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Old Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Bradford Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bradford Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Brooker.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72390 <5>
- Ft. Call Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ft. Call Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Call Cemetery
- Richard Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Markey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Markey Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Markey Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Brooker.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328391 <5>
- Dekle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dekle Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekle Cemetery
- New River Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New River Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New River Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New River Cemetery
- New River Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1881243 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Dedan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dedan Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dedan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brooker.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71894 <5>
- Little Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Varnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Varnes Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- New Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Rhuda Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhuda Branch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhuda Branch Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Douglas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Rock Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
- The Rock Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305436 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Elzey Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elzey Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Worthington Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alachua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnetts Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
- Hague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hague is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
- Graham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lulu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raiford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- High Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Starke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Olustee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rutledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- McColskey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McColskey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
- Fort White
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lawtey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Gainesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sanderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Earleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsley Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
- Kingsley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
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 Elzey Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elzey Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alachua
- Gainesville
- High Springs
- Lake Butler
- Lake City
- Starke
- Waldo
- Waldo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Elzey Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waldo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
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 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 Elzey Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Elzey Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #282191 (Elzey Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #282191 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Worthington Springs
- Location given for Elzey Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.9544069 Lon: -82.3984467
- 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 Florida's counties, including Union, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elzey 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. |
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