A visit to the Duncan 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 Duncan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Duncan Cemetery:
34.5146, -80.7684
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Duncan Cemetery is located in Kershaw County<2>.
The county seat for Kershaw County is located in Camden. Camden lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Duncan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Duncan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Duncan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Mackey Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mackey Walker Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Walker Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kingsbury Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Cemetery
- New Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Grove Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grove Cemetery
- First Calvary Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mobley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hanging Rock Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock Cemetery
- Gunthorne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Gunthorne Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunthorne Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
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 Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heath Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Great Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kershaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mitford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Primus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lancaster Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Lawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caskey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Lafayette Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Camp Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shepard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
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 Duncan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kershaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Kershaw
- Lancaster
- Ridgeway
- Winnsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Kershaw 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1235074 (Duncan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1235074 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: Kershaw
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lancaster SE
- Location given for Duncan Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5145924 Lon: -80.7684093
- 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 Kershaw, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duncan 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. |
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