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:
34.3363, -79.1645
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 Dillon County<2>.
The county seat for Dillon County is located in Dillon. Dillon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 5 miles [8 km] of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Elvington Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvington Cemetery
- Cooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Page McCormick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Page McCormick Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page McCormick Cemetery
- The Page McCormick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grainger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70173 <5>
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spiveys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Elvington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Elvington Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvington Cemetery
- Grainger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grainger Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainger Cemetery
- Joseph Page Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alligator Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Alligator Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Elvington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elvington Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvington Cemetery
- Meares Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meares Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meares Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Gaddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gaddy Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddy Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Arnette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnette Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnette Cemetery
- Hayestown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hayestown Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayestown Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Barnesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Floydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Cerro Gordo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Williamson Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
- Hamer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Boardman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Rowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- McDonald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Latta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Little Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Sellers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grist
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dillon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dillon
- Fairmont
- Latta
- Marion
- Mullins
- Rowland
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 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Dillon 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 #1222482 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1222482 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: Dillon
- Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake View
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3362743 Lon: -79.1644836
- 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 Dillon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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