A visit to the Chapel Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Chapel Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Chapel Hill Cemetery (FG ID #77988).
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 Chapel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapel Hill Cemetery:
40.4060, -80.5363
The Chapel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Weirton.
The cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
Adjacent to the Chapel Hill Cemetery and just to the southeast is the Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in New Cumberland. New Cumberland lies just to the north northwest of the Chapel Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Name Variations for Chapel Hill Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Chapel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
- Sunset Hills Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Chapel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
- Highland Hills Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Holy Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Island Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek Cemetery
- Hill Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Coulter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Georges Run Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run Cemetery
- Brooke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chapel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Weirton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hanlin Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alikanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Steubenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Comettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Toronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mingo Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Follansbee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Deandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wintersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shank Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Pattersons Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stratton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Kendall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Follansbee
- Mingo Junction
- New Cumberland
- Steubenville
- Toronto
- Weirton
- Wintersville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77988
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537197 (Chapel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537197 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 353 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weirton
- Location given for Chapel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.405346 Lon: -80.5353475
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hancock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chapel Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |