A visit to the Ford 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 Ford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford Cemetery:
33.3524, -81.7359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ford Cemetery is located in Aiken County<2>.
The county seat for Aiken County is located in Aiken. Aiken lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Ford Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spring Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cemetery
- Galphin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Galphin Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galphin Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Hankinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hankinson Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankinson Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Zubly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Zubly Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubly Cemetery
- Dorch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Dorch Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorch Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mt. Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Harris Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harris Cemetery
- McKinnie Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Millbrook Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook Cemetery
- New Langley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Langley Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Langley Cemetery
- Old Langley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Langley Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Langley Cemetery
- McBean Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McBean Cemetery is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Sunset Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71484 <5>
- Bath Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bath Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Cemetery
- Walker Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Memorial Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Memorial Park
- Twiggs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Twiggs Cemetery is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Usher Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Usher Cemetery is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usher Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Montmorenci Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Montmorenci Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talatha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Cowden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- New Ellenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bush is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Kathwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Beech Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Langley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Gloverville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montmorenci
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnettown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Roseland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Clearwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Nicholson Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
- Aiken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graniteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Ford Cemetery. The following communities are located in Aiken County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Aiken 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1236328 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1236328 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: Aiken
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Ellenton SW
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3523655 Lon: -81.7359449
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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 Aiken, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ford 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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