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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. 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 Dorchester Baptist Cemetery ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery

Lat:   34.5454°   (34° 32' 43")

Lon:   -82.5201°   (-82° 31' 12")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Belton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • City of Belton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Belton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City of Belton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The City of Belton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Whitefield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitefield Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Eureka Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Neals Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neals Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neals Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neals Creek Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Greer Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greer Family Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Shadow Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shadow Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shadow Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shadow Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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 Anderson County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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 Anderson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Midway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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 Anderson County
    • McFall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McFall Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Big Creek Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Creek Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Williamston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamston Cemetery
      • The Williamston Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • 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 southwest 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Garden of Memories
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden of Memories is located in Anderson County
    • Cedar Shoals Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Shoals Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Shoals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Shoals Cemetery is located in Greenville County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
    • West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caldwell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
    • Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
  • Anderson Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
    • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
  • Honea Path
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Northlake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
    • Northlake is located in Anderson County
  • Homeland Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
    • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
  • Centerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Anderson County
  • Lickville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
    • Lickville is located in Greenville County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
      • Deans is located in Anderson County
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
    • Fork Shoals
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fork Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
    • Golden Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
      • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
    • Donalds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Antreville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
    • 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
    • Belton lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Donalds
  • Due West
    • Due West lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Due West.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 Dorchester Baptist 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 Dorchester Baptist Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1236660  (Dorchester Baptist Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1236660 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: Belton West
    • County: Anderson         Elev: 255
    • Location given for GNIS #1236660 (Dorchester Baptist Cemetery)

The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.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 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dorchester Baptist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5454, Longitude: -82.5201       In this case, the coordinates for the Dorchester Baptist 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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