A visit to the Chapman 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 Chapman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapman Cemetery:
38.0287, -81.9273
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chapman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hamlin. Hamlin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Chapman Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Chapman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Family
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baisden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baisden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Baisden Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baisden Cemetery
- The Baisden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellis Creek Cemetery
- Ellis Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374976 <5>
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Old Burwell Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Burwell Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burwell Miller Cemetery
- The Old Burwell Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green - Bias Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437625 <5>
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Wheatley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hill Family Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Family Cemetery
- The Hill Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307568 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
- Old Stollings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willie Stollings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Workman Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Workman Community Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Community Cemetery
- The Workman Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Workman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80359 <5>
- Zatto Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stacy Belle Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rathburn Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rathburn Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathburn Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rathburn Miller Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Danville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546008 <5>
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chapman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Manila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Banco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Havana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Powell Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Washington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washington Heights is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Big Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Chapmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Jeffrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ramage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Greenview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Price Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Price Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- South Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Madison is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Madison
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Layville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Ottawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Secoal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Foch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Foch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foch
- Dodson Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Mitchell Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Clothier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Quinland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quinland is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinland
- Uneeda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Uneeda is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uneeda
- Lory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lory is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
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 Chapman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Chapman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Chapman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537202 (Chapman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537202 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mud
- Location given for Chapman Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0287114 Lon: -81.9273478
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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 Lincoln, 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- Chapman 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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