A visit to the Wesley 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
37.2443, -80.6812
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pearisburg. Pearisburg lies just to the north northwest of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesley Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Staffordsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eatons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shannon - King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Birchlawn Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Birchlawn Burial Park is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchlawn Burial Park
- Wilburn Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thessalia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thessalia Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia Cemetery
- Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mason French Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mason French Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason French Cemetery
- Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Cemetery
- Hoges Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoges Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoges Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Snidow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Woolwine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Woolwine Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- New Dublin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Dublin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dublin Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- New River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New River Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River Cemetery
- Sunrise Burial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunrise Burial Park is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Burial Park
- Boyds Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyds Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Chapel Cemetery
- Snidow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesley Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Poplar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Parrott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Goodwins Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Pearisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Fairlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Dublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Radford Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Prices Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mountain Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Shumate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Newbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Simpkins Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Hilton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Wurno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Peterstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
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 Wesley 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Newbern
- Pearisburg
- Radford
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 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 Wesley 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494577 (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494577 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: 580 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Staffordsville
- Location given for Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2442902 Lon: -80.6811768
- 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 '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- Wesley 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. |
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