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A visit to the Grainger 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 Grainger Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.3048°   (34° 18' 17")

Lon:   -79.1829°   (-79° 10' 58")

The Grainger Cemetery is located in Dillon County<1>.

The county seat for Dillon County is located in Dillon. Dillon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Grainger Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Grainger Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Elvington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elvington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elvington Cemetery is located in Dillon County
  • Meares Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meares Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meares Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meares Cemetery is located in Dillon County
  • Elvington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elvington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elvington Cemetery is located in Dillon County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Page McCormick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Dillon County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Dillon County
  • Ford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Dillon County
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Dillon County
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Roziers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roziers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roziers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roziers Cemetery is located in Dillon County
  • Elvington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elvington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elvington Cemetery is located in Dillon County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ray Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ray Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Nichols - Jones Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols - Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols - Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nichols - Jones Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Spiveys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayestown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayestown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayestown Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Joseph Page Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Page Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Alligator Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alligator Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alligator Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alligator Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Price Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Dillon 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]<2> of the Grainger Cemetery.

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

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 Grainger Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dillon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grainger Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dillon
  • Fairmont
  • Latta
  • Marion
  • Mullins
  • Rowland

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 either 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 Grainger Cemetery:

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 Grainger Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1222808  (Grainger Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1222808 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 View
    • County: Dillon         Elev: 35
    • Location given for GNIS #1222808 (Grainger Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Dillon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Grainger Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3048, Longitude: -79.1829    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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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