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A visit to the Buzzard Roost Cemetery ...

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 Buzzard Roost Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buzzard Roost Cemetery

Lat:   32.7824°   (32° 46' 56")

Lon:   -80.4718°   (-80° 28' 18")

The Buzzard Roost Cemetery is located in Colleton County<2>.

The county seat for Colleton County is located in Walterboro. Walterboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Buzzard Roost Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Buzzard Roost Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Haynes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Isaac Hayne Tomb
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaac Hayne Tomb
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaac Hayne Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Isaac Hayne Tomb is located in Colleton County
  • White Meeting Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Meeting Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Meeting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Meeting Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Community Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Round O Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round O Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round O Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Round O Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • Adams Run Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Prices Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prices Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prices Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prices Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Adams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • White Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shepherd Grove Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Liveoak Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liveoak Cemetery
      • The Liveoak Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Beech Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Ackerman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackerman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ackerman Cemetery is located in Colleton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buzzard Roost Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buzzard Roost Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jacksonboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Green Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Drawdy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Ritter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Cottageville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Round O
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Drigger Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • White Hall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
  • Hollywood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ravenel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Meggett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Walterboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Edisto Island
      (18 miles [29 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 Buzzard Roost Cemetery. The following communities are located in Colleton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buzzard Roost Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Buzzard Roost Cemetery:

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 Buzzard Roost Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1221178  (Buzzard Roost Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1221178 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: Jacksonboro
    • County: Colleton         Elev: 12
    • Location given for GNIS #1221178 (Buzzard Roost Cemetery)

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.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 Colleton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Buzzard Roost Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7824, Longitude: -80.4718       In this case, the coordinates for the Buzzard Roost Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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