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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 De La Howe Tomb ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the De La Howe Tomb

Lat:   33.9390°   (33° 56' 20")

Lon:   -82.4121°   (-82° 24' 43")

The De La Howe Tomb is located in McCormick County<2>.

The county seat for McCormick County is located in McCormick. McCormick lies just to the east southeast of the De La Howe Tomb .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the De La Howe Tomb.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from De La Howe Tomb, with the nearest first.

  • Bordeaux Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bordeaux Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bordeaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bordeaux Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Badwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Badwell Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Willington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willington Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Wideman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wideman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wideman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wideman Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Indian Massacre Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Massacre Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Massacre Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Massacre Grave is located in McCormick County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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 McCormick County
  • Republican Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republican Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Republican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Republican Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Lower Long Cane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Long Cane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Long Cane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lower Long Cane Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Chisholm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisholm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisholm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chisholm Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • McCormick City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCormick City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCormick City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCormick City Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • Overbrook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overbrook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Overbrook Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goshen Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Bethiah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethiah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethiah Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyd Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • Brough Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brough Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brough Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • Midway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Greenwood 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 De La Howe Tomb.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from De La Howe Tomb, with the nearest first.

  • Willington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
    • Willington is located in McCormick County
  • Goshen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • McCormick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Troy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
  • Mount Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Midway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Lincolnton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Plum Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
  • Calhoun Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Loce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
      • Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Parksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Verdery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Promised Land
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Abbeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Latimer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Latimer is located in Abbeville County
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
    • Modoc
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Tignall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
      • Tignall is located in Wilkes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <5>

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 De La Howe Tomb. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCormick County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The De La Howe Tomb.

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 De La Howe Tomb:

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 De La Howe Tomb:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1247504  (De La Howe Tomb)
    • Note: GNIS record #1247504 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: Willington
    • County: McCormick         Elev: 124
    • Location given for GNIS #1247504 (De La Howe Tomb)

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 McCormick, 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 De La Howe Tomb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9390, Longitude: -82.4121       In this case, the coordinates for the De La Howe Tomb 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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