A visit to the Goss Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Goss Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goss Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goss Cemetery
Lat: 33.5604° (33° 33' 37")
Lon: -81.5215° (-81° 31' 17")
The Goss Cemetery is located in Aiken County<2>.
The county seat for Aiken County is located in Aiken. Aiken lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Goss Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Goss Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goss Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Cedar Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Branch Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Darien Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darien Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Darien Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Plunkett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plunkett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plunkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Wrights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrights Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wrights Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Montmorenci Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montmorenci Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montmorenci Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Montmorenci Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Weeks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Bethcar Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Willis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- White Pond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Pond Cemetery
- The White Pond Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Pond Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Windsor and Williston. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Williston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2598512 <6>
- Tyler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plunkett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plunkett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plunkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Seigler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seigler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seigler Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Seigler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seigler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seigler Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Sand Hill Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sand Hill Gardens is located in Aiken County
- Seigler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seigler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seigler Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Mt. Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Harris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Harris Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Cullum Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cullum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cullum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cullum Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Bethany Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- First Baptist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- St. Thaddeus Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thaddeus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thaddeus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Thaddeus Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Millbrook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millbrook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Millbrook Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Dean Swamp Baptist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Goss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goss Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kitchings Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kitchings Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
- Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
- Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
- Kinchens Mill
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montmorenci
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Rawls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
- Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
- Nicholson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
- Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
- Roseland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Wagener
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Williston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seivern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Ellenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntcliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Elko
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Talatha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Whaley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Vaucluse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Graniteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warrenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reynold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Gloverville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Goss Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Aiken County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Goss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aiken
- Graniteville
- Williston
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 helpful 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 Goss Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Aiken County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Goss Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1222782 (Goss Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1222782 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Oakwood
- County: Aiken Elev: 103
- Location given for GNIS #1222782 (Goss Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 Aiken, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Goss Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5604, Longitude: -81.5215 In this case, the coordinates for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Windsor and Williston. 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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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