A visit to the Matthews 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 Matthews Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matthews Chapel Cemetery:
36.5021, -79.9239
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matthews Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Matthews Chapel Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Wentworth. Wentworth lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Matthews Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Matthews Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Matthews Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matthews Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Christian View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Christian View Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian View Cemetery
- Stoneville Municipal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts - Sneed Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Price UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Price UMC Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price UMC Cemetery
- The Price UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Glenns Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Glenns Chapel Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Chapel Cemetery
- Joyce Ford Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Joyce Ford Road Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Ford Road Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Beaver Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Island Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island Cemetery
- Price Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Price Family Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Family Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Ayersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ayersville Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville Cemetery
- Alexander Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Martin Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Martin Cemetery
- The Alexander Martin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192337 <5>
- Gallaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gallaway Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallaway Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51336 <5>
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Clearview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Clearview Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Cemetery
- Mayodan Municipal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Llewellyn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Llewellyn Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llewellyn Cemetery
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Deep Springs Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs 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 Matthews Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matthews Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stoneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Matrimony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Providence is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mayodan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Amostown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Horse Pasture
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eden is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <6>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spray was located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- College Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- College Village is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Meadow Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Meadow Summit is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Ellisboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Wentworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Draper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Draper was located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Sandy Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Chatmoss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
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 Matthews Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matthews Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Madison
- Sandy Level
- Stoneville
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 Matthews Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Matthews Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1953153 (Matthews Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953153 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: Rockingham
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Price
- Location given for Matthews Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5020828 Lon: -79.9239304
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Rockingham, 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- Matthews 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |