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. 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
34.9910, -80.6640
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>
The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Monroe. Monroe lies just to the east of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Secrest Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastside Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastside Community Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Community Cemetery
- The Eastside Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189136 <5>
- Lakeland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Waxhaw.
- The Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roundtop Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159148 <5>
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Turner Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suncrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Suncrest Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncrest Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Crook Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crook Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Family Cemetery
- McWorter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McWorter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWorter Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hill Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hill Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Family Cemetery
- Ritch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ritch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch Cemetery
- Altan Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Altan Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altan Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Altan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188964 <5>
- Independent Bible Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Six Mile Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Cemetery
- Presson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Presson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presson Cemetery
- Bentons Crossroads Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Wesley Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weddington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Carmel Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Indian Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waxhaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Hemby Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Stallings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Jaars
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jaars is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Matthews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Providence ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Altan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Rock Rest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Wingate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mint Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Van Wyck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Camp Cox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
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. The following communities are located in Union 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 first visit 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:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #996970 (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996970 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: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waxhaw
- Location given for Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9909827 Lon: -80.6639574
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wesley 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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