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A visit to the Bloom Hill Cemetery ...


The location of the Bloom Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   33.7840°   (33° 47' 2")

Lon:   -80.5631°   (-80° 33' 47")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bloom Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Sumter County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bloom Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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.

    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privateer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Eastover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cane Savannah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Panola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Paxville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lakewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
    • Stateburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stateburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
    • Gadsden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Creston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Silver
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
        • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Millwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
        • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Cherryvale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
        • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Saint Matthews
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Oakland is located in Sumter County
      • South Sumter
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
        • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Sumter
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Weston
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
        • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Horatio
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cameron
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
        • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
        • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
        • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bloom Hill Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Luke AME Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Coulter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
    • Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tom Seay Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tom Seay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tom Seay Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodin Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodin Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the W.F. Seay Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The W.F. Seay Family Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • The W.F. Seay Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Joyner Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the W.F. Seay Family Cemetery
    • Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
      • The Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Pitts Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenhaven Preserve
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillside Memorial Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillside Memorial Park is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Memorial Park
      • St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bradford Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
      • Singleton Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Singleton Cemetery is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singleton Cemetery
      • Dargon Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dargon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dargon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dargon Cemetery
      • Gadson Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gadson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gadson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gadson Cemetery
      • Pitts Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #1220809 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Poinsett State Park
      • County: Sumter         Elev: 66
      • Location given for GNIS #1220809 (Bloom Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/

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

    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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bloom Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7840, Longitude: -80.5631       In this case, the coordinates for the Bloom Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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