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A visit to the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.0474°   (33° 2' 50")

Lon:   -80.4334°   (-80° 26' 0")

The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Colleton County<2>.

The county seat for Colleton County is located in Walterboro. Walterboro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ferguson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ferguson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Givhans Ferry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Givhans Ferry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Givhans Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Givhans Ferry Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Muckenfuss Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muckenfuss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muckenfuss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Muckenfuss Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Rumph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rumph Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ackerman Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Cummings Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cummings Chapel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Gruber Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gruber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gruber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gruber Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Hiott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hiott Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Bridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bridge Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
      • The Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Ridgeville.
      • The Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Rest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #984582 <5>
    • Limestone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Dorchester Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorchester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dorchester Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Murray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ferguson Cemetery.

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

  • Dorchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ridgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Colleton County
  • Cottageville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Round O
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Canadys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Drigger Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Harleyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Flowertown Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
  • Saint George
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lincolnville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Summerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Washington Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Sandridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Walterboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Reevesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Drawdy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Chandler Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester 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 Ferguson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colleton County.

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

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 Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1247736  (Ferguson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1247736 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: Maple Cane Swamp
    • County: Colleton         Elev: 12
    • Location given for GNIS #1247736 (Ferguson Cemetery)

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.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 Colleton, 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 Ferguson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0474, Longitude: -80.4334       In this case, the coordinates for the Ferguson 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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