A visit to the Dorchester Baptist 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 Dorchester Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery:
34.5454, -82.5201
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dorchester Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies just to the west southwest of the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dorchester Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Belton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Belton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton Cemetery
- City of Belton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitefield Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eureka Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neals Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Neals Creek Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Creek Cemetery
- Greer Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greer Family Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Family Cemetery
- Shadow Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shadow Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- McFall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McFall Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
- Big Creek Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williamston Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williamston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Williamston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71676 <5>
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Anderson.
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193564 <5>
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden of Memories
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Cedar Shoals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Shoals Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dorchester Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pelzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Pelzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Anderson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Honea Path
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Homeland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lickville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piedmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Fork Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Golden Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Sandy Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- La France
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Starr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Level Land
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Donalds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Antreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Due West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Dorchester Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dorchester Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson
- Belton
- Donalds
- Due West
- Pelzer
- Pelzer lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pelzer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelzer
- Pendleton
- Williamston
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 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 Dorchester Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Dorchester Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1236660 (Dorchester Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1236660 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belton West
- Location given for Dorchester Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5453882 Lon: -82.5201292
- 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 Anderson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dorchester Baptist 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. |