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A visit to the Colonel Joseph Risher 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 Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colonel Joseph Risher 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 Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery

Lat:   33.0321°   (33° 1' 55")

Lon:   -80.8337°   (-80° 50' 1")

The Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery is located in Colleton County<2>.

The county seat for Colleton County is located in Walterboro. Walterboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Strickland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • 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 Colleton County
  • Ruffin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruffin Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Smyly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smyly Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smoaks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smoaks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smoaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smoaks Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Old Field Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Field Creek Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • 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 Colleton County
  • Little Swamp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Swamp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Swamp Cemetery is located in Bamberg County
  • Carter Ford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Ford Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • John Herndon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Herndon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The John Herndon Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hagan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hagan Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Goodwin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Bamberg County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Tabor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
      • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Buckhead Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckhead Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Lodge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lodge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lodge Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Cross Swamp Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Swamp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cross Swamp Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Breland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Breland Cemetery is located in Colleton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Williams
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ruffin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Smoaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Johnsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Lodge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ashton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
  • Sniders Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
    • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Islandton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ehrhardt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Miley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Canadys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Walterboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Grover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Branchville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Crocketville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Reevesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Drawdy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Round O
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Saint George
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sixty Six
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County

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 Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colleton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Colonel Joseph Risher 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 Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1240596  (Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1240596 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: Williams
    • County: Colleton         Elev: 31
    • Location given for GNIS #1240596 (Colonel Joseph Risher 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 '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 Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0321, Longitude: -80.8337       In this case, the coordinates for the Colonel Joseph Risher 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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