A visit to the Biggin 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 Biggin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Biggin Cemetery:
33.2127, -79.9667
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Biggin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Biggin Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.
The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Moncks Corner. Moncks Corner lies just to the west southwest of the Biggin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Biggin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Biggin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Biggin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thornley Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. James AME Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Lewisfield Plantation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chachan Plantation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cordesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cordesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordesville Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Johns Baptist Churchyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Baptist Churchyard is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Baptist Churchyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Baptist Churchyard is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Moncks Corner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71252 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Berkeley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Exeter Plantation Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Bonneau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bonneau Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneau Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Laurens Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Full Gospel Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Biggin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Biggin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moncks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pinopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bonneau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cordesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
- Tarry Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
- Bethera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Holly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Huger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alvin is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Harris Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint Stephen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
- Highland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Judge Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Camelot Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Region Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Region Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
- Caromi Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
- Goose Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Summerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ladson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otranto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Otranto is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Eadytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
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 Biggin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkeley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Biggin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Goose Creek
- Moncks Corner
- Summerville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Biggin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Berkeley 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 Biggin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1246888 (Biggin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1246888 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: Berkeley
- Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cordesville
- Location given for Biggin Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2126692 Lon: -79.9667468
- 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 Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Biggin 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. |