A visit to the Knights 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 Knights Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knights Chapel Cemetery:
38.1562, -78.2808
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knights Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Knights Chapel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Knights Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Knights Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Knights Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knights Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Eheart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eheart Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eheart Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Free Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Free Union Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Benjamin Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woodbury Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Cemetery
- Ruckersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruckersville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville Cemetery
- Wetsel Family Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- James Madison 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Knights Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knights Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barboursville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burnley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Rosena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Gordonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Cobham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Jefferson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Dawsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Montpelier Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meltons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Madison Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Advance Mills Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Advance Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Hollymead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Eastham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Quinque
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Keswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Earlysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Shadwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Medlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
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 Knights Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knights Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Orange
- Orange lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Knights Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orange.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
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 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 Knights Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 Knights Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1675298 (Knights Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675298 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barboursville
- Location given for Knights Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1562458 Lon: -78.280839
- 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 Albemarle, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knights 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. |