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:
40.1959, -84.1866
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies just to the north northeast of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Old Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Reformed Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reformed Cemetery
- Razer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Razer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razer Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Cecil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Garby Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garby Cemetery #2 is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garby Cemetery #2
- Garby Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garby Cemetery #1 is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garby Cemetery #1
- Orange Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Johnston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sidney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41108 <5>
- Brookside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Plattsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Plattsville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesley Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lockington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Piqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hardin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Pasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Conover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Polo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- West Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Casstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Port Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christiansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Russia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alcony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Millerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Filburns Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Fort Laramie
(14 miles [22.5 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Covington
- Piqua
- Quincy
- Quincy lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quincy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Saint Paris
- Sidney
- Troy
- Troy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 #1047698 (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047698 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piqua East
- Location given for Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1958841 Lon: -84.1866099
- 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 Shelby, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |