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A visit to the Hedges 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 Hedges Chapel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hedges 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 Hedges Chapel Cemetery

Lat:   39.5576°   (39° 33' 27")

Lon:   -78.0917°   (-78° 5' 30")

The Hedges Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.

The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Martinsburg. Martinsburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hedges Chapel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hedges Chapel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pittman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pittman Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Riner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riner Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Tomahawk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomahawk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomahawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Johnsontown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsontown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnsontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnsontown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Snyders Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snyders Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Highland Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Ridge Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Duckwall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duckwall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duckwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duckwall Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Jones Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Springs Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Butler Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Hedgesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedgesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedgesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hedgesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Allensville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allensville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allensville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allensville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Morgan County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Morgan County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Mt. Carmel Graveyard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Morgan County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hedges Chapel Cemetery.

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

  • Holton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • Holton is located in Morgan County
  • Hedgesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
  • Big Pool
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pool
    • Big Pool is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pool <6>
  • Little Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
    • Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
  • Sleepy Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sleepy Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
    • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Bath
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Berkeley Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Berryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Berryville is located in Morgan County
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Morgan County
  • Martinsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Arden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Arden is located in Berkeley County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bedington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
      • Bedington is located in Berkeley County
    • Falling Waters
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Clear Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <6>
    • Hancock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Morgan County
    • Gerrardstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Baker Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
      • Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
    • Swan Pond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
      • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
    • Woodmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
      • Woodmont is located in Morgan County
    • Darkesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darkesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
      • Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
    • Pearre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pearre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
      • Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Shockeysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
      • Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Inwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Warfordsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Scrabble
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
      • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
    • Williamsport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <6>

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 Hedges Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkeley County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1727438  (Hedges Chapel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1727438 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: Big Pool
    • County: Berkeley         Elev: 215
    • Location given for GNIS #1727438 (Hedges Chapel Cemetery)

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

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 Berkeley, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hedges Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5576, Longitude: -78.0917       In this case, the coordinates for the Hedges 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>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.
<6>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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