A visit to the Chestnut Flat 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 Chestnut Flat Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chestnut Flat Cemetery:
38.8393, -80.3809
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chestnut Flat Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chestnut Flat Cemetery is located in Upshur County<2>.
The county seat for Upshur County is located in Buckhannon. Buckhannon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Chestnut Flat Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chestnut Flat Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Chestnut Flat Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chestnut Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Cave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rock Cave Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave Cemetery
- Rexroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rexroad Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexroad Cemetery
- Post Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Post Chapel Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Chapel Cemetery
- Beechtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beechtown Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtown Cemetery
- Morrison Hull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Slab Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Slab Camp Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Camp Cemetery
- Long Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Knawl Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl Creek Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Chop Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chop Fork Cemetery
- Life Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Life Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Pleasant Dale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Marple Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gregory Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Flatwoods.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188675 <5>
- Ross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
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 Chestnut Flat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chestnut Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilsontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Rock Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Frenchton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Crawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Duffy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Kanawha Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Hoover Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Abbott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Knawl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Beans Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Sago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Bulltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Falls Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Milroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Replete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Alkires Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Tenmile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Napier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Garton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Orlando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Chestnut Flat Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Upshur 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 Chestnut Flat Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537268 (Chestnut Flat Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537268 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: Upshur
- Est. Elev: 568 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walkersville
- Location given for Chestnut Flat Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8392668 Lon: -80.3809185
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chestnut Flat 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |