A visit to the Raper 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 Raper Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Raper Chapel Cemetery:
40.2675, -84.7775
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Raper Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Raper Chapel Cemetery is located in Darke County<2>.
The county seat for Darke County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Raper Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Raper Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Raper Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Brick Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brick Memorial Park is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Memorial Park
- McFarland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union City Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City Cemetery
- Zerby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zerby Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby Cemetery
- New Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union City Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City Cemetery
- New Teagarden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Conklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Conklin Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Cemetery
- Hillgrove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hillgrove Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove Cemetery
- Snell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Snell Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell Cemetery
- Old Teegarden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Duvall Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Weimer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Weimer Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weimer Cemetery
- Old Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Prospect Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prospect Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Hoschover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hoschover Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoschover Cemetery
- St. Pauls Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Raper Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Raper Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lightsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Haysville Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- New Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rossburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ansonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- New Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Burkettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boundary City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Wendelin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Fort Recovery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Dawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Brock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- North Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Saint Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Long
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Collett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
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 Raper Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Darke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Raper Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ansonia
- Fort Recovery
- Greenville
- Ridgeville
- Saint Henry
- Union City
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Raper Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Darke 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 Raper Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806189 (Raper Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806189 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: Darke
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cosmos
- Location given for Raper Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2675466 Lon: -84.7774617
- 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 Darke, 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- Raper 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. |