A visit to the Columbia 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 Columbia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Columbia Cemetery:
34.5232, -82.3079
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Columbia Cemetery is located in Greenville County<2>.
The county seat for Greenville County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Columbia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Columbia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Columbia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Columbia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gaines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Princeton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Princeton Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
- Traynham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Traynham Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traynham Cemetery
- Daventon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Daventon Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daventon Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Cooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- New Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fork Shoals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fork Shoals Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals Cemetery
- Lickville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lickville Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville Cemetery
- Cedar Shoals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Shoals Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Rabun Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rabun Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabun Creek Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Springs Cemetery
- Shadow Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shadow Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Honea Path Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Honea Path Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Babb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Shady Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shady Oak Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Columbia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Columbia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Lickville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Honea Path
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Donalds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Gallagher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Ekom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Pelzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Williamston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Court
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Pelzer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Due West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fountain Inn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Hodges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cold Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Laurens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Golden Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
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 Columbia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Columbia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Donalds
- Due West
- Fountain Inn
- Laurens
- Pelzer
- Simpsonville
- Ware Shoals
- Williamston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Columbia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Greenville 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 Columbia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1245112 (Columbia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1245112 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: Greenville
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fork Shoals
- Location given for Columbia Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5231712 Lon: -82.3078964
- 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 Greenville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Columbia 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |