A visit to the Chambers 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 Chambers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chambers Cemetery:
37.4554, -80.6278
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Chambers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chambers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Chambers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chambers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Swope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swope Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kire Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dropping Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropping Lick Cemetery
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery
- Karnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ballard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Snidow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Snidow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carman Cemetery
- Mason French Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason French Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason French Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Hoges Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hoges Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoges Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon 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 Chambers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chambers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Assurance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Kire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Mountain Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Ballard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peterstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Captain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rich Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eggleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Creamery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Narrows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Bargers Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Glen Lyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Huffman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wolfcreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Buck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
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 Chambers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chambers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Pearisburg
- Union
- Union lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Chambers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chambers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Chambers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1550670 (Chambers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1550670 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 703 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lindside
- Location given for Chambers Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4554013 Lon: -80.6278464
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chambers 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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