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:
40.0781, -84.2055
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 Miami County<2>.
The county seat for Miami County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the south southwest of the Raper Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Raper Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Raper Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Raper Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Staunton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Staunton Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Knoop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Knoop Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoop Cemetery
- Casstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Youtsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Youtsey Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youtsey Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garby Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garby Cemetery #2 is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garby Cemetery #2
- Garby Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garby Cemetery #1 is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garby Cemetery #1
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Hill Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40902 <5>
- Bright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Priest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Priest Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pearson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Sodom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sodom Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Troy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Casstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tipp City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ludlow Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Kessler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Lockington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Alcony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- West Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ginghamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Lena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Polo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Laura
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Potsdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Dawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Saint Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
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 Miami County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Raper Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Covington
- New Carlisle
- Piqua
- Piqua lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Raper Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Piqua.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
- Saint Paris
- Tipp City
- Troy
- Troy lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Raper Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Vandalia
- West Milton
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 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 Raper Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Miami 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 #1044860 (Raper Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044860 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: Miami
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for Raper Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0781086 Lon: -84.2054991
- 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 Miami, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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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