A visit to the Colony 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 Colony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colony Cemetery:
34.2363, -81.5623
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colony Cemetery is located in Newberry County<2>.
The county seat for Newberry County is located in Newberry. Newberry lies just to the northwest of the Colony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Colony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cannon Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cannon Creek Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Creek Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Newberry Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman - Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aveleigh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Aveleigh Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aveleigh Cemetery
- Old Newberry Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Werts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Werts Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werts Cemetery
- Prosperity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bachman Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Cannons Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cannons Creek Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannons Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rosemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West End Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Bush River Meetinghouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stoney Hill.
- The St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Luke's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71257 <5>
- Clayton Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Hannah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hannah Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hannah Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Newberry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70251 <5>
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prosperity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Stoney Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Newberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Slighs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Pomaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silverstreet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glymphville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Hickory Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Ella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Jenkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kinards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chappells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Mudlick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
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 Colony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newberry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapin
- Newberry
- Peak
- Prosperity
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Colony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Newberry 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 Colony Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1228399 (Colony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228399 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: Newberry
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prosperity
- Location given for Colony Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2362517 Lon: -81.5623277
- 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 Newberry, 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 from Point A (ie- Colony 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. |