A visit to the Chapel Hill Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Chapel Hill Memorial Park ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapel Hill Memorial Park
Lat: 31.4616° (31° 27' 41")
Lon: -97.1681° (-97° 10' 5")
The Chapel Hill Memorial Park is located in McLennan County<2>.
The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies just to the north of the Chapel Hill Memorial Park .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chapel Hill Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapel Hill Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Whitehall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
- The Christian Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob - Sholom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jacob - Sholom Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Rosemound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemound Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- McLennan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLennan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLennan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McLennan Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Lorena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorena Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lorena Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rosemound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemound Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Restland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Restland Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5694 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374686 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Riggs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggs Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Riggs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Riggs Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2593778 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Cox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cox Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Cruz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Cruz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in McLennan County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chapel Hill Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapel Hill Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Hewitt
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beverly Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Woodway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
- Woodway is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodway <7>
- Lorena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Rosenthal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Downsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Downsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <7>
- East Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Waco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Golinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Speegleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Speegleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Bruceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Bellmead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellmead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmead
- Bellmead is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmead <7>
- Bosqueville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Bruceville - Eddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville - Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Mooreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Satin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
- Satin is located in Falls County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <7>
- Lacy - Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy - Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy - Lakeview
- Lacy - Lakeview is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacy - Lakeview <7>
- Eddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
- Northcrest is located in McLennan County
- Chilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Riesel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
- Riesel is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <7>
- McGregor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Chapel Hill Memorial Park. The following communities are located in McLennan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapel Hill Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellmead
- Hewitt
- Lorena
- Lorena lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Chapel Hill Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lorena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Riesel
- Waco
- Waco lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Chapel Hill Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Chapel Hill Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to McLennan County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Chapel Hill Memorial Park
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Chapel Hill Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1354302 (Chapel Hill Memorial Park)
- Note: GNIS record #1354302 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Lorena
- County: McLennan Elev: 182
- Location given for GNIS #1354302 (Chapel Hill Memorial Park)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McLennan County: www.co.mclennan.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Texas' counties, including McLennan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chapel Hill Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4616, Longitude: -97.1681 In this case, the coordinates for the Chapel Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |