A visit to the Old Decatur 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 Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery:
39.3215, -81.7560
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Decatur Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Decatur Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ladd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Centennial Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ireland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ireland Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Cemetery
- Fairfield Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jarvis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Barrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barrows Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows Cemetery
- Barrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barrows Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows Cemetery
- Butts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Butts Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Veto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Veto Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto Cemetery
- Cody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cody Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Decaturville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
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- Fillmore
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Napier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Redbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Porterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Vincent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Beebe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Coolville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Youba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Blennerhassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Barlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Lubeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Guysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Vanderhoof
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Belpre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eli
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Armadale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Tuppers Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Amesville
(11 miles [17.7 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 Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amesville
- Belpre
- Belpre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belpre.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Parkersburg
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 Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1963926 (Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963926 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cutler
- Location given for Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3214637 Lon: -81.7559659
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Decatur 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. |