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A visit to the First 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 First Baptist Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.8754°   (33° 52' 31")

Lon:   -79.7495°   (-79° 44' 58")

The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Florence County<2>.

The county seat for Florence County is located in Florence. Florence lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north of the First Baptist Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the First Baptist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Matthews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
    • The Matthews Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
    • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Godwin Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Old Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Branch Cemetery
    • The Old Branch Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • The Old Branch Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Camp Branch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208919 <5>
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Old Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
    • The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • The Old Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Liberty Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69791 <5>
  • Cockfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockfield Cemetery
    • The Cockfield Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • The Cockfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Liberty Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70926 <5>
  • High Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The High Hill Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Broad Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broad Cemetery
    • The Broad Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Yarborough Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flowers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Cemetery
    • The Flowers Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • The Flowers Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wilson Green Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • St. John UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Gaskin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gaskin Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Lee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sandhill Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandhill Memorial Park
      • The Sandhill Memorial Park is located in Florence County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the First Baptist Cemetery.

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

  • Lake City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wren Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Wren Village is located in Florence County
  • Scranton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Moore Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Cades
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Florence County
  • Coward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Terrell Crossroad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
  • Friendfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
  • Hannah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
  • Cusac Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Olanta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Effingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pamplico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Kingstree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Danwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Indiantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jones Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Sardis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Turbeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Stuckey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • New Zion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 First Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Florence County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Baptist 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 websites either 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 First 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 First Baptist Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1241881  (First Baptist Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1241881 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: Scranton
    • County: Florence         Elev: 22
    • Location given for GNIS #1241881 (First Baptist Cemetery)

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.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 Florence, 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 things 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 First Baptist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8754, Longitude: -79.7495       In this case, the coordinates for the First 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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