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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

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

Lat:   34.9604°   (34° 57' 37")

Lon:   -83.3954°   (-83° 23' 43")

The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Rabun County<2>.

The county seat for Rabun County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies just to the south of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kelly Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Bettys Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • McCurry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCurry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCurry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCurry Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Darnell Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darnell Family Cemetery
    • The Darnell Family Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Mountain Grove Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Clayton Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dotson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dotson Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Mc Connell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mc Connell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mc Connell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mc Connell Cemetery is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Germany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Germany Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Roane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roane Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Green Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • John & Ethel Watts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Antioch UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch UMC Cemetery
      • The Antioch UMC Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Kell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kell Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Asbury UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury UMC Cemetery
      • The Asbury UMC Cemetery is located in Macon County (NC)
      • The Asbury UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Asbury Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46746 <5>
    • Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chechero Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Hale Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hale Church Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Rush Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
      • The Rush Cemetery is located in Macon County (NC)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rush Cemetery is located in Riverside (NC).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48660 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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.

  • Dillard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mountain City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
    • Mountain City is located in Rabun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <6>
  • Sky Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
    • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <6>
  • Clayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Scaly Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Germany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
    • Germany is located in Rabun County
  • Otto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Antioch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Rabun County
  • Tiger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lickskillet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickskillet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Riverside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Tate City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
    • Tate City is located in Towns County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Wiley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <6>
    • Lakemont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Highlands
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Longcreek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Rest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Rabun County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wesley Chapel 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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #330207  (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #330207 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dillard
    • County: Rabun         Elev: 681
    • Location given for GNIS #330207 (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Georgia's counties, including Rabun, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9604, Longitude: -83.3954       In this case, the coordinates for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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