A visit to the Harrelson 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 Harrelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrelson Cemetery:
34.3074, -79.2859
The Harrelson Cemetery is located in Dillon County<1>.
The county seat for Dillon County is located in Dillon. Dillon lies just to the north northwest of the Harrelson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harrelson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Harrelson Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Page's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Page Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smithboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Famiily Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Little Pee Dee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Andrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Andrew Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Andrew Cemetery
- Tyndall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meares Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Meares Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meares Cemetery
- Elvington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elvington Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvington Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hayestown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayestown Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayestown Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Bermuda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bermuda Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- Grainger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elvington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elvington Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvington Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Harrelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Floydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dillon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Latta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laughlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Little Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Rowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Oakland Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galivants Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Minturn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(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 Harrelson 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 Harrelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dillon
- Fairmont
- Latta
- Latta lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harrelson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
- Marion
- Mullins
- Rowland
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 professional and volunteer 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 Harrelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Dillon 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 Harrelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1223053 (Harrelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1223053 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: Dillon
- Est. Elev: 29 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fork
- Location given for Harrelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3073829 Lon: -79.2858791
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harrelson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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