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A visit to the Givhans Ferry 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 Givhans Ferry Cemetery ...

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

33.0310, -80.3895

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

The Givhans Ferry Cemetery is located in Dorchester County<2>.

The county seat for Dorchester County is located in Saint George. Saint George lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Givhans Ferry Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Givhans Ferry Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Givhans Ferry Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Muckenfuss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Muckenfuss Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckenfuss Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
  • Cummings Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ackerman Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman Cemetery
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
  • Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Ridgeville.
    • The Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bonnie Rest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #984582 <5>
  • Rumph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rumph Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumph Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Shepherd Grove Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Grove Cemetery
  • Cypress Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cypress Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gruber Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Gruber Cemetery is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruber Cemetery
    • Hiott Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Hiott Cemetery is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiott Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Rosom Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosom Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosom Hill Cemetery
    • Murray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
    • Jedburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Jedburg Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jedburg Cemetery
    • Limestone Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
    • Dorchester Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Dorchester Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Givhans Ferry Cemetery.

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

  • Ridgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cottageville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowertown Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Sidney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Round O
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Lincolnville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Summerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Washington Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
  • Grover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Drigger Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Harleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Canadys
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Chandler Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Sandridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Saint George
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Caromi Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Walterboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Drawdy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Jacksonboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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 Givhans Ferry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dorchester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Givhans Ferry 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 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 Givhans Ferry Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Dorchester 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 Givhans Ferry Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1248780  (Givhans Ferry Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1248780 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: Dorchester
      • Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Maple Cane Swamp
      • Location given for Givhans Ferry Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.0310019     Lon: -80.3895431
      • 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 Dorchester, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Givhans Ferry 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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