A visit to the Thomas 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 Thomas Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery:
37.0596, -79.5570
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Thomas Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Staunton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Staunton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton Cemetery
- Toney Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Toney Family Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Family Cemetery
- Indian Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Indian Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Huddleston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511031 <5>
- Poindexter - Saunders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Burial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Burial Park
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Turner - Hutchenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- English Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Newbill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbill Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Doss Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss Cemetery
- Stone Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Road Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Road Cemetery
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 Thomas Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Penhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Union Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pittsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Huddleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Moneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Davis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Laprades Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Gretna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Worlds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Whittles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Hurt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <6>
- Goodview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Burnt Chimney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Altavista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Chamblissburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Villa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
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 Thomas Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altavista
- Gretna
- Hurt
- Hurt lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Thomas Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hurt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Moneta
- Moneta lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Thomas Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moneta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
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 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 Thomas Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Thomas Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1674908 (Thomas Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1674908 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smith Mountain Dam
- Location given for Thomas Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0595887 Lon: -79.5569737
- 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 Bedford, 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- Thomas 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. |