A visit to the Golden 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 Golden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Golden Cemetery:
34.1064, -81.1867
The Golden Cemetery is located in Richland County<1>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Golden Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Golden Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Golden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Pauls AME Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Lindler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindler Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindler Cemetery
- Bauknight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bauknight Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauknight Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bush River Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mespiah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mespiah Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mespiah Cemetery
- Whites Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Whites Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Cemetery
- Henry Eargle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Henry Eargle Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Eargle Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hiller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hiller Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiller Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodridge Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Taylor Chapel AME Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek 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]<2> of the Golden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Golden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irmo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dutch Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Ballentine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Jenkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peak
(12 miles [19.3 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 Golden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Golden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapin
- Columbia
- Irmo
- Lexington
- Peak
- Peak lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Golden Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- West Columbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Golden Cemetery:
- 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 Golden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1222742 (Golden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1222742 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: Irmo
- Location given for Golden Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1065384 Lon: -81.1864843
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golden Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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