A visit to the Mathews 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 Mathews Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mathews Chapel Cemetery:
37.5065, -76.3758
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mathews Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mathews Chapel Cemetery is located in Mathews County<2>.
The county seat for Mathews County is located in Mathews. Mathews lies just to the south southeast of the Mathews Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mathews Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mathews Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mathews Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Smither Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gosehn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gosehn Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosehn Cemetery
- Marchant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Marchant Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchant Cemetery
- Gwynns Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lower UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lower UMC Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower UMC Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hartfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152384 <6>
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sibley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Perkins Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mickelborough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ruff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ruff Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Hurst - Ward Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Bowen - Sadler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knight Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Knight Burial Ground is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Burial Ground
- Deal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Deal Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Cemetery
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 Mathews Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mathews Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Mathews
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Hartfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cardinal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Beaverlett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Diggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Westland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Harmony Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Onemo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Locust Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Stone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gloucester Courthouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Susan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Peary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Weems
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ocran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Irvington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Mathews Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mathews County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mathews Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Mathews Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mathews 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 Mathews Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739118 (Mathews Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739118 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: Mathews
- Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilton
- Location given for Mathews Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5065244 Lon: -76.3757781
- 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 Mathews, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mathews 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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