A visit to the Franklin Memorial Garden ...
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 Franklin Memorial Garden ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Memorial Garden:
34.1549, -80.9531
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Memorial Garden can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Memorial Garden is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Franklin Memorial Garden .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Memorial Garden.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Franklin Memorial Garden.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Memorial Garden, with the nearest first.
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sligh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sligh Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligh Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Zion Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richland County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Good Aim Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- New Taylor Chapel AME Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Arcadia Lakes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Arcadia Lakes Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- The Enon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enon Church Cemetery
- Enon Methodist Church Cemetery
- Ft. Jackson National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Franklin Memorial Garden.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Memorial Garden, with the nearest first:
- Blythewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dentsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Brickyard Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Ravenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Smallwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Forest Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Andrews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Valencia Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Capitol View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Irmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <6>
- Seven Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arthurtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Cayce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lugoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Franklin Memorial Garden. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Memorial Garden.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Irmo
- Irmo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Franklin Memorial Garden.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Ridgeway
- West Columbia
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 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 Franklin Memorial Garden:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Franklin Memorial Garden:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1222541 (Franklin Memorial Garden)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1222541 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blythewood
- Location given for Franklin Memorial Garden:
- Lat: 34.1548731 Lon: -80.9531439
- 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 Richland, 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- Franklin Memorial Garden) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |