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A visit to the 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Chapel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapel Cemetery

Lat:   38.8312°   (38° 49' 52")

Lon:   -80.1629°   (-80° 9' 46")

The Chapel Cemetery is located in Upshur County<2>.

The county seat for Upshur County is located in Buckhannon. Buckhannon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Chapel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Chapel Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Tenmile Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tenmile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tenmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Maher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maher Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Lanham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lanham Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Alton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Marple Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marple Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Long Run Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Run Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Brooks Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Reed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Westfall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfall Cemetery
      • The Westfall Cemetery is located in Upshur County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westfall Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Buckhannon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175289 <5>
    • Pleasant Dale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Dale Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Hampton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
      • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Buckhannon.
      • The Hampton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hampton UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176771 <5>
    • Helvetia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helvetia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helvetia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County

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 Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beans Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
    • Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
  • Alton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Upshur County
  • Queens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
    • Queens is located in Upshur County
  • Tenmile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
  • Sellers ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
    • Sellers is located in Upshur County
  • Tallmansville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmansville
    • Tallmansville is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmansville <7>
  • Cassity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
    • Cassity is located in Randolph County
  • Sago
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
    • Sago is located in Upshur County
  • Sand Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
    • Sand Run is located in Upshur County
  • Adrian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in Upshur County
  • Helvetia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Midvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
    • Midvale is located in Randolph County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Excelsior
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
      • Excelsior is located in Upshur County
    • Hoover Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoover Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
      • Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
    • Huff ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
      • Huff is located in Randolph County
    • Overhill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
      • Overhill is located in Upshur County
    • Rock Cave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
      • Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
    • Wilsontown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
      • Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
    • Kanawha Head
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
      • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
    • Gormley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
      • Gormley is located in Upshur County
    • Abbott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Upshur County
    • Frenchton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
      • Frenchton is located in Upshur County
    • Reger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
      • Reger is located in Upshur County
    • Goshen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Upshur County
    • Buckhannon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Womelsdorf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
      • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people

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 Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Upshur County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Chapel Cemetery:

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 Chapel Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1537195  (Chapel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1537195 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Alton
    • County: Upshur         Elev: 704
    • Location given for GNIS #1537195 (Chapel Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Upshur, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8312, Longitude: -80.1629       In this case, the coordinates for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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