A visit to the Bloom 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 Bloom Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bloom Hill Cemetery:
33.7840, -80.5631
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bloom Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bloom Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Sumter. Sumter lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bloom Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bloom Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Bloom Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bloom Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Singleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Singleton Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Sumter.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71387 <5>
- St. Luke AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coulter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tom Seay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tom Seay Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Seay Cemetery
- St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Good Shepherd Funeral Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- W.F. Seay Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The W.F. Seay Family Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.F. Seay Family Cemetery
- The W.F. Seay Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyner Cemetery
- Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Reynolds Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Shiloh AME Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69782 <5>
- Greenhaven Preserve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenhaven Preserve is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven Preserve
- Hillside Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bloom Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bloom Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sumter Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Pinewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wedgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Privateer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Eastover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Savannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Panola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Paxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Ashley Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Stateburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Silver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Millwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Cherryvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Saint Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- South Sumter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Sumter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Horatio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Elloree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Summerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Dalzell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Bloom Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bloom Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Saint Matthews
- Summerton
- Sumter
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bloom Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Bloom Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1220809 (Bloom Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1220809 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poinsett State Park
- Location given for Bloom Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7840467 Lon: -80.5631415
- 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 Sumter, 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- Bloom 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |