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A visit to the Beech Hill 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 Beech Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beech Hill Cemetery:

32.9716, -80.3673

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County<2>.

The county seat for Dorchester County is located in Saint George. Saint George lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Beech Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Beech Hill 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 Beech Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beech Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Shepherd Grove Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Grove Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
  • Givhans Ferry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Givhans Ferry Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givhans Ferry Cemetery
  • Rosom Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rosom Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosom Hill Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Muckenfuss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Muckenfuss Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckenfuss Cemetery
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Ackerman Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
    • Cummings Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Boone Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Boone Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Hill Cemetery
    • Murray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
    • Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Ridgeville.
      • The Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Rest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #984582 <5>
    • Round O Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Round O Cemetery is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round O Cemetery
    • Church Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Summerville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Summerville Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Cemetery
      • The Summerville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71473 <5>
    • Jedburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jedburg Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jedburg Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beech Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beech Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cottageville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Flowertown Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Ridgeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Round O
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brownsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
  • Lincolnville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Dorchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sidney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Drigger Crossroads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
  • Chandler Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
  • Summerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Washington Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Jacksonboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ladson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ravenel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Canadys
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Caromi Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Highland Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Grover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walterboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Drawdy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Harleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Adams Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hollywood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Beech Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dorchester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beech Hill 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 professional and volunteer 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 Beech Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Dorchester 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 Beech Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1220467  (Beech Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1220467 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: Dorchester
      • Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Location given for Beech Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.9715595     Lon: -80.3673212
      • 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 Dorchester, 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- Beech Hill 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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