A visit to the Graham 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 Graham Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graham 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 Graham Cemetery
Lat: 33.7960° (33° 47' 45")
Lon: -79.7881° (-79° 47' 17")
The Graham Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County<2>.
The county seat for Williamsburg County is located in Kingstree. Kingstree lies just to the south southwest of the Graham Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Graham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cades Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cades Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cades Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cades Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
- Carsten - Sauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carsten - Sauls Cemetery
- The Carsten - Sauls Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carsten - Sauls Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Cades.
- Wilson Chapel Missionary First Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Florence County
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell's Church of God of Prophecy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broad Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Florence County
- First Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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 Florence County
- Kelley - McCallister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
- The Floyd's Chapel Cemetery is located in Florence County
- The Floyd's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floyd Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Old Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Branch Cemetery
- The Old Branch Cemetery is located in Florence County
- The Old Branch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208919 <5>
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery (New)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery (Old)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerstone Ministries Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gaskin Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Godwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Florence County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cades
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moore Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Wren Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Wren Village is located in Florence County
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Terrell Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Kingstree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Florence County
- Union Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Coward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Olanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indiantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hannah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Hannah is located in Florence County
- Salters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Friendfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Friendfield is located in Florence County
- Turbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cusac Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Stuckey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
- Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hobbs Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
- Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Sardinia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greeleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nesmith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pamplico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Effingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gable
(18 miles [29 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 Graham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamsburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingstree
- Lake City
- Olanta
- Scranton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Graham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Williamsburg 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 Graham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1241418 (Graham Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1241418 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: Lake City West
- County: Williamsburg Elev: 22
- Location given for GNIS #1241418 (Graham Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Williamsburg County: www.williamsburgsc.com/
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 Williamsburg, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Graham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7960, Longitude: -79.7881 In this case, the coordinates for the Graham 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> | 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. |
<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. |