A visit to the Chandler 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 Chandler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chandler Cemetery:
38.5179, -81.4435
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chandler Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Chandler Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Chandler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chandler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pauley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pauley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauley Cemetery
- Donahue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Donahue Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Withrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Withrow Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Seabolt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Seabolt Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabolt Cemetery
- Staats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staats Cemetery
- Hively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hively Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hively Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- The Fields Cemetery has also been known as:
- Taylor Cemetery
- Fougharty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fougharty Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fougharty Cemetery
- Sand Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hayes Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Clendenin and Falling Rock. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Falling Rock.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78635 <5>
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Keffer Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffer Cemetery
- Canterbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McCroskey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper 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 Chandler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chandler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Youngs Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
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- Falling Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Reamer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Aarons
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Wills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Elkview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clendenin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wellford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Jarretts Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Three Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Island Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pinch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
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- Cicerone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Coco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Legg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Big Chimney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Kester ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Romance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Sissonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
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 Chandler Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chandler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Chandler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Chandler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537188 (Chandler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537188 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kettle
- Location given for Chandler Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5178737 Lon: -81.4434552
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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 Kanawha, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chandler 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Clendenin and Falling Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |