Western Chapel Cemetery

A church was established on Western Chapel Road in 1868, and the church’s cornerstone was laid in 1873. Mr. Amos Johns, George W. Cain, David Black, Cato Sides and Joshua Brown bought the land for $270 from Abraham and Mary Cassell. The church was known as Western Chapel Methodist Episcopal and had an adjoining graveyard.

On the 14th of April, 1954, a fire started and the small red brick church was completely consumed. Flames may have broken out when sparks from burning weeds in the cemetery set off the vines which ran along the chimney of the church.

The two-acre cemetery remains active and is maintained by descendants of those buried there.

• Rachel Urven
  Mrs. Rachel Urven was born in Maryland in about 1840. We have yet to find her birth family or her… Read more: Rachel Urven
• James Urven/Irvin
  Mr. James Urven was born in the mid 1830s, most likely in Georgia. He sometimes spelled his name “Urven” and… Read more: James Urven/Irvin
• Daniel W. Myers
  Mr. Daniel W. Myers was born in the spring of 1834. He may have been enslaved by Mr. Solomon Zepp.… Read more: Daniel W. Myers
• Charlotte (Walker) Toop
  Mrs. Charlotte (Walker) Toop is buried in Western Chapel Cemetery in Carroll County, Maryland. She was born about 1785 in… Read more: Charlotte (Walker) Toop
• Veterans Headstones installed
  On Sunday, March 26, 2023, two new headstones were installed at Western Chapel Cemetery. Sgt John Chase and Private John… Read more: Veterans Headstones installed