A visit to the Hales 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 Hales Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hales Chapel Cemetery:
37.2779, -80.9312
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hales Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hales Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pearisburg. Pearisburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Hales Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hales Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hales Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Oakvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakvale Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bivins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bivins Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shrader Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shrader Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrader Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hop Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Tynes & Ferguson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Day Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hales Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hales Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Shumate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Willowton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- East River ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Round Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Narrows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Blake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Thessalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Lurich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Elgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rich Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poplar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peterstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Hicksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Johnston Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Edison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
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 Hales Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hales Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mechanicsburg
- Pearisburg
- Princeton
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 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 Hales Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Hales Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1674428 (Hales Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1674428 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 535 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakvale
- Location given for Hales Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2778979 Lon: -80.9311922
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Giles, 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- Hales 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. |