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A visit to the Dillard 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 Dillard Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dillard 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 Dillard Cemetery

Lat:   34.5543°   (34° 33' 15")

Lon:   -81.7554°   (-81° 45' 19")

The Dillard Cemetery is located in Laurens County<2>.

The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dillard 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 Dillard Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Duncan Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncan Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Bobo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bobo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bobo Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Spring Hill AME Zion Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Quaker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Union County
  • New Prospects Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospects Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospects Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Prospects Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Padgetts Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgetts Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgetts Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Padgetts Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
  • William H. Gist Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William H. Gist Family Cemetery
    • The William H. Gist Family Cemetery is located in Union County
    • The William H. Gist Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70125 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Laurens County
    • Hurricane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Laurens County
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Belmont Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
    • Rosemont Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Laurens County
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Laurens County
    • McDaniel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy - Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphy - Duncan Cemetery is located in Union County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dillard Cemetery.

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

  • Sedalia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Sedalia is located in Union County
  • Renno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Renno is located in Laurens County
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Laurens County
  • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
    • Bishop Town is located in Union County
  • Whitmire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Anchor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tylersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
  • Joanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Red Town ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
    • Red Town is located in Union County
  • Colerain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colerain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Colerain is located in Union County
  • Delta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Kinards
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sartor Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Buffalo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Enoree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tuckertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Laurens County
    • Carlisle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Meador ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
      • Meador is located in Union County
    • Bonham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union 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 Dillard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dillard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Dillard 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 Dillard Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1229637  (Dillard Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1229637 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: Philson Crossroads
    • County: Laurens         Elev: 150
    • Location given for GNIS #1229637 (Dillard Cemetery)

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.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 Laurens, 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 obstructions 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 Dillard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5543, Longitude: -81.7554       In this case, the coordinates for the Dillard 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>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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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