A visit to the Smith 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 Smith Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Chapel Cemetery:
39.2606, -80.6173
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Doddridge County<2>.
The county seat for Doddridge County is located in West Union. West Union lies just to the west northwest of the Smith Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smith Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Victory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Victory Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Cemetery
- Wolverton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knights of Pythias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78843 <5>
- K of P Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Doak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Doak Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak Cemetery
- Keys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
- Blandville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blandville Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville Cemetery
- Middle Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Middle Island Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Island Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Childers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Union Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Mission Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mission Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Toms Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Toms Fork Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Fork Cemetery
- Big Isaac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Isaac Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cascara Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cascara Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascara Cemetery
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 Smith Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Miletus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- New Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Big Isaac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Smithburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Roberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tichenal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Saint Clara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- O'Neill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Katy Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Sardis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Valley Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lightburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- West Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Wilsonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Hurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Rosebud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Duckworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
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 Smith Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Doddridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Chapel 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 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 Smith Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Doddridge 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 Smith Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1689583 (Smith Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1689583 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: Doddridge
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem
- Location given for Smith Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2606425 Lon: -80.6173213
- 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 Doddridge, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smith 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |