A visit to the Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery (FG ID #70035).
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 Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery:
34.6533, -80.6201
The Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baskins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Baskins Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskins Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caskey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Caskey Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Hanging Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hanging Rock Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock Cemetery
- Clinton Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
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- Hammond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Lancaster Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mackey Walker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mackey Walker Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Walker Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Blakeney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Blakeney Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeney 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 Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Primus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heath Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kershaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Irwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caskey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Pageland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Great Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jaars
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Altan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jefferson
- Kershaw
- Kershaw lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kershaw.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Lancaster
- Pageland
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #70035
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1241652 (Fork Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1241652 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Taxahaw
- Location given for Fork Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6537631 Lon: -80.6203471
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lancaster, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fork Hill Baptist Church 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |