A visit to the Aiken 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 Aiken Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Aiken Cemetery:
34.2493, -82.3285
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Aiken Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Aiken Cemetery is located in Abbeville County<2>.
The county seat for Abbeville County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the south southwest of the Aiken Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Aiken Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Aiken Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Aiken Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Gilgal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Gilgal Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gilgal Cemetery
- Gilgal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Upper Long Cane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Upper Long Cane Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Long Cane Cemetery
- The Upper Long Cane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Long Cane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71574 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Melrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Melrose Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
- Hobson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Tolbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebeneezer Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebeneezer Cemetery
- Hodges Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Family Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Family Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Due West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Due West Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West Cemetery
- Due West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Due West Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Morris Hill Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Adams Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Adams Cemetery
- Big Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Adams Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Adams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Aiken Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Aiken Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abbeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Due West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cokesbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Cana ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Donalds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Promised Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Greenwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Level Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Verdery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grendel Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mathews Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Ware Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collins Lakeside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Antreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Coronaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Honea Path
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairforest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Lake Secession
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
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 Aiken Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Abbeville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Aiken Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Donalds
- Due West
- Greenwood
- Ware Shoals
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 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 Aiken Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Abbeville 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 Aiken Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1229343 (Aiken Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1229343 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: Abbeville
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abbeville East
- Location given for Aiken Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2492827 Lon: -82.3284578
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Abbeville, 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 from Point A (ie- Aiken 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. |