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A visit to the Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery ...

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

33.1552, -80.4684

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

The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dorchester County<2>.

The county seat for Dorchester County is located in Saint George. Saint George lies just to the west northwest of the Calvary Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Calvary Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Harleyville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Harleyville Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville Cemetery
  • Rumph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Rumph Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumph Cemetery
  • Dorchester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Dorchester Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Moorer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Moorer Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorer Cemetery
    • The Moorer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moore Cemetery
    • Willie Moorer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70704 <5>
  • Harper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
  • Walters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Walters Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Seigler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Seigler Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Cemetery
    • Murray Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
    • Limestone Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
    • Indian Field UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Indian Field UMC Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field UMC Cemetery
      • The Indian Field UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Indian Ferry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70385 <5>
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
    • Dukes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Dukes Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
    • Westbury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.

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

  • Dorchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Saint George
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Reevesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Canadys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sidney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Holly Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Round O
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cottageville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Brownsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Washington Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Possum Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Green Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Flowertown Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Eutawville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Summerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Vance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <6>
    • Smoaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Walterboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincolnville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people

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 Calvary 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 Calvary 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 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 Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1248777  (Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1248777 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: 26 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Harleyville
      • Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.1551642     Lon: -80.4684315
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calvary 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.