A visit to the Mount 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. 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 Mt. Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery:
38.1444, -81.1051
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the south of the Mt. Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Rich Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rich Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek Cemetery
- Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abbot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Abbot Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- John Nugen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The John Nugen Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Nugen Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pierce Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Fayetteville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79548 <5>
- Huse Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Legg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Robson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Robson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jennette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Jennette Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- Neil Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Neil Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neil Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Dixie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221301 <5>
- Bays Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- High Lawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lookout Cemetery
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
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 Mt. Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ansted
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hawks Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Victor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Romont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Cotton Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Beckwith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gauley Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Beech Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Leander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Albion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Dempsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Garten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garten is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garten
- Kaymoor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kaymoor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaymoor
- Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Falls View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Keeneys Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Lookout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wriston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Cannelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Mount Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Kimberly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
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 Mt. Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Gauley Bridge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mt. Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Mt. Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586246 (Mount Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586246 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: Fayette
- Topo Map Name: Ansted
- Location given for Mount Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1444465 Lon: -81.1051044
- 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 Fayette, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Chapel 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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