A visit to the Scotch Chapel 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 Scotch Chapel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Scotch Chapel Cemetery (FG ID #62640).
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 Scotch Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scotch Chapel Cemetery:
31.8656, -88.5356
The Scotch Chapel Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Scotch Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scotch Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Scotch Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scotch Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Levy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Levy Cemetery
- Matherville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Matherville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville Cemetery
- Stagg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Jehu Oscar Everitt Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
- Carmichael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carmichael Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chaparral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chaparral Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Cemetery
- Billie Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Billie Field Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Field Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scotch Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scotch Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Matherville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Melvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Gin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Isney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Okatuppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Aquilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Souwilpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilbertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bolinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Toxey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Needham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cullomburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 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 Scotch Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scotch Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Quitman
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Scotch Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Scotch Chapel Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #62640
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677460 (Scotch Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677460 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matherville
- Location given for Scotch Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8654323 Lon: -88.5353093
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wayne, 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- Scotch 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. |