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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Buford (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buford. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Buford is located in Lancaster County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lancaster County: Mecklenburg (NC), Union (NC), Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw & York.

Below are the counties that are near Buford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buford:

  • Lancaster County     (The home county of Buford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buford, with the one closest to Buford listed first.
    • Union
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
    • Primus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
    • Camp Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
    • Elgin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
    • Lancaster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Lancaster Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
    • Heath Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakhurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
    • Caskey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caskey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
    • Irwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
    • Riverside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buford, with the one closest to Buford listed first.
    • Fort Lawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Great Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgemoor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lando
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Richburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Smith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
      • Smith is located in Chester County
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buford, with the one closest to Buford listed first.
    • White Plains
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
    • Pageland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Angelus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
      • Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
    • Mount Croghan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ruby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
    • McBee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <1>
    • Chesterfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield County
    • Mitford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buford, with the one closest to Buford listed first.
    • Kershaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Westville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Bethune
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassatt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Shepard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
    • Lafayette Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buford, with the one closest to Buford listed first.
    • Catawba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Roddey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
      • Roddey is located in York County
      • Roddey has also been known as:
      • Coates Tavern
    • Lesslie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lesslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
      • Lesslie is located in York County
    • Fort Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in York County
    • India Hook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for India Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
      • India Hook is located in York County
    • Tega Cay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Anson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buford, with the one closest to Buford listed first.
    • Mineral Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
    • Peachland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
      • Peachland is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <1>
    • Polkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
      • Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
  • Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buford, with the one closest to Buford listed first.
    • Weddington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
      • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <1>
    • Providence ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Matthews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
      • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <1>
    • Pineville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
      • Pineville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <1>
    • Mint Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
      • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <1>
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buford, with the one closest to Buford listed first.
    • Trinity
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jackson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
    • Altan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
      • Altan is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jaars
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
      • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
    • Mineral Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <1>
    • Waxhaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <1>
    • Carmel Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
    • Allens Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
    • Rock Rest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
      • Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
    • Monroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Wesley Chapel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel
      • Wesley Chapel is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley Chapel <1>
    • Wingate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buford, see our County-by-County Page for Buford.

Cemeteries Near Buford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buford.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buford, with the one closest to Buford listed first.

  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caskey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caskey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Baskins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baskins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blakeney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakeney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakeney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zoar UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Five Fork Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (143 more) ...
    • West Side Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lancaster Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • McWorter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWorter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWorter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Buford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buford.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Buford, with the one closest to Buford listed first.

  • New Cut
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut
    • New Cut is located in Lancaster County
  • Primus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
    • Primus is located in Lancaster County
  • Tradesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
    • Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
  • Taxahaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taxahaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
    • Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
  • Walkersville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
    • Walkersville is located in Union County (NC)
  • Dudley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Chesterfield County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
  • Altan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
    • Altan is located in Union County (NC)
  • Oakhurst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
  • White Plains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
  • Riverside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
  • Caskey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caskey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kershaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Waxhaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buford.

Newspapers Published in Buford ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buford, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buford:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7446, Longitude: -80.6167       In this case, the coordinates for Buford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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