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A visit to the Hawkins 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 Hawkins Cemetery ...

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

34.0496, -80.0390

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Bishopville. Bishopville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hawkins Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hawkins Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hawkins Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Campground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
  • Cartersville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Cartersville Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cartersville Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Cartersville.
  • Field Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Field Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Darlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Trinity UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Trinity UMC Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity UMC Cemetery
  • Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
  • Sansbury Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hill Cemetery
    • Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469835 <5>
  • Scarborough Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Scarborough Cemetery is located in Darlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wells Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
    • Reynolds Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Reynolds Family Cemetery is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reynolds Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Lamar.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2574301 <5>
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Mayesville Black River Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Olanta Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Olanta Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olanta Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Sparrow Swamp Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Sparrow Swamp Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Swamp Cemetery
    • Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sansbury Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hawkins Cemetery.

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

  • Cartersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Lynchburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Hobbs Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
  • Sardis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Shiloh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Timmonsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elliott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <6>
  • Olanta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Mayesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Turbeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Ebenezer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Syracuse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Oswego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • New Zion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Sardinia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Danwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood

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 Hawkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hawkins Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Lee 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 Hawkins Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1223088  (Hawkins Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1223088 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: Lee
      • Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lynchburg
      • Location given for Hawkins Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0496018     Lon: -80.0389594
      • 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 Lee, 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- Hawkins 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.