A visit to the Post 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 Post Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Post Chapel Cemetery:
38.8715, -80.4315
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Post Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Post Chapel Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Post Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Post Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Post Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Post Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rexroad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rexroad Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexroad Cemetery
- Morrison Hull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Flat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Beechtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beechtown Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtown Cemetery
- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knawl Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl Creek Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Rock Cave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Cave Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave Cemetery
- Slab Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Slab Camp Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Camp Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Chop Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chop Fork Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Glady Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Glady Fork Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady Fork Cemetery
- Casto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Rockford - Pletcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Orlando Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orlando Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Orlando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979009 <5>
- Riffle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Riffle Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Heater Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Heater Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heater Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Burnsville.
- The Heater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heater - Posey Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2504948 <5>
- 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>
- Horner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
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 Post Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Post Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crawford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Frenchton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Duffy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Rock Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Knawl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Wilsontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Hoover Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Alkires Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Kanawha Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Adrian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bulltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Falls Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Garton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Napier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Milroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cox Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Replete
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Sago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rollyson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Corley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Beans Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
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 Post Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Post 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 either 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 Post Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Post Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545176 (Post Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545176 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walkersville
- Location given for Post Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8714875 Lon: -80.4314762
- 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 Lewis, 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- Post 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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