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A visit to the Gaskin 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 Gaskin Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gaskin Cemetery:

33.8299, -79.6728

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gaskin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Gaskin Cemetery is located in Florence County<2>.

The county seat for Florence County is located in Florence. Florence lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Gaskin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gaskin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gaskin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lynch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Browns Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Browns Chapel Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Chapel Cemetery
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
  • Leo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Leo Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo Cemetery
  • Ninevah UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Ninevah UMC Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninevah UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ninevah UMC Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Lake City and Johnsonville.  The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Lake City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445252 <6>
  • Gaskins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gaskins Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandhill Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Sandhill Memorial Park is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Memorial Park
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
  • Cockfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Cockfield Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockfield Cemetery
    • The Cockfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Liberty Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70926 <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Old Liberty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Liberty Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Lake City.
      • The Old Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Liberty Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69791 <6>
    • Godwin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Godwin Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
    • First Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
    • Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
    • Hanna Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Hanna Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Stone Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Stone Chapel Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Chapel Cemetery
    • Creel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Creel Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gaskin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gaskin Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Wren Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cades
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hannah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Scranton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indiantown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Moore Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
  • Coward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
  • Stuckey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Terrell Crossroad
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Johnsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pamplico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemingway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kingstree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nesmith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Effingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gresham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Olanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Gaskin 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 Gaskin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gaskin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Florence 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 Gaskin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1241922  (Gaskin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1241922 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: Florence
      • Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake City East
      • Location given for Gaskin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.8298858     Lon: -79.6728425
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaskin 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lake City and Johnsonville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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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