A visit to the Griggs 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 Griggs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griggs Cemetery:
34.7760, -80.1381
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griggs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griggs Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County<2>.
The county seat for Chesterfield County is located in Chesterfield. Chesterfield lies just to the southeast of the Griggs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griggs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Griggs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompsons Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Davids Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davids Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davids Grove Cemetery
- Ruby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ruby Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Cemetery
- Chesterfield City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Mt. Croghan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Croghan Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Croghan Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Westfield Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drucilla AME Zion Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brocks Mill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brocks Mill Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocks Mill Cemetery
- Camden Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Camden Church Cemetery is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camden Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Wadesboro (NC).
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Griggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griggs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ruby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <6>
- Chesterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Croghan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- McFarlan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Wadesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Patrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pageland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cheraw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lilesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Angelus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Peachland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allens Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Marshville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
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 Griggs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cheraw
- Chesterfield
- Jefferson
- Marshville
- McBee
- McBee lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Griggs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McBee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
- Morven
- Pageland
- Polkton
- Wadesboro
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 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 Griggs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chesterfield 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 Griggs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1222911 (Griggs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1222911 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Croghan
- Location given for Griggs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7759887 Lon: -80.1381187
- 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 Chesterfield, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griggs 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |