A visit to the Chapin 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 Chapin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapin Cemetery:
37.8331, -86.5625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chapin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chapin Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County<2>.
The county seat for Breckinridge County is located in Hardinsburg. Hardinsburg lies just to the southeast of the Chapin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chapin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Chapin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Taul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taul Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taul Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Bricker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bricker Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Burk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Brashear Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brashear Cemetery is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hardinsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardinsburg Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardinsburg Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Hardinsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317742 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Romuald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Romuald Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Romuald Cemetery
- Jolly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
- McCoy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Wegenast Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wegenast Cemetery is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegenast Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wegenast Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Rome (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87317 <5>
- Lamb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamb Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Rome (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85649 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Connor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chapin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cloverport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tobinsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Stephensport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Hardinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tar Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McQuady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Ammons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Patesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Harned
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Cannelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cabot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hawesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Westview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Gerald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Chenaultt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Vanzant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Lilly Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Raymond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Derby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Chapin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Breckinridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cannelton
- Hardinsburg
- Hawesville
- Tell City
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 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 Chapin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Breckinridge 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 Chapin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #489346 (Chapin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #489346 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: Breckinridge
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mattingly
- Location given for Chapin Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8331139 Lon: -86.5624812
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Breckinridge, 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- Chapin 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. |