A visit to the Hanging Rock 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 Hanging Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hanging Rock Cemetery:
34.5238, -80.6198
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hanging Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hanging Rock Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Hanging Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hanging Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hanging Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hanging Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- First Calvary Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hammond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Abney Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fork Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70035 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Baskins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Baskins Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskins Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Mackey Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mackey Walker Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Walker Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Smyrles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Smyrles Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrles Cemetery
- Dekalb Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McLeans Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hanging Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hanging Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kershaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heath Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Primus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Shepard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Bell Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Lafayette Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cassatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Pine Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Irwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Great Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bethune
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angelus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caskey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Fort Lawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mitford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
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 Hanging Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hanging Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethune
- Camden
- Jefferson
- Kershaw
- Lancaster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hanging Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Hanging Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1241668 (Hanging Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1241668 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kershaw
- Location given for Hanging Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5237635 Lon: -80.6197959
- 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 Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hanging Rock 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. |