A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery:
38.1440, -79.1609
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Chapel Cemetery is located in Augusta County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Glebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Glebe Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe Cemetery
- Thornrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thornrose Cemetery is located in Staunton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thornrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Staunton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #231589 <5>
- Oak Lawn Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hospital Cemetery is located in Staunton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospital Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Staunton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Crosby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
- Staunton National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Schutterie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Schutterie Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schutterie Cemetery
- Croft Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Augusta Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990488 <5>
- Augusta Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arbor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Staunton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jolivue
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Middlebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Brand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stuarts Draft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fishersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Parnassus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- West Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Craigsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Spottswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Lipscomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Deerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Lyndhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stokesville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
- Marble Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Steeles Tavern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sherando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Waynesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Mt. Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Augusta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Lyndhurst
- Mount Solon
- Staunton
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mt. Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Augusta 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 Mt. Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485583 (Mount Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485583 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: Augusta
- Est. Elev: 478 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Churchville
- Location given for Mount Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1440193 Lon: -79.1608652
- 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 Augusta, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. 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. |