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A visit to the Jefferson 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 Jefferson Cemetery ...

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

34.6585, -80.3976

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

The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County<2>.

The county seat for Chesterfield County is located in Chesterfield. Chesterfield lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Jefferson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jefferson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Jefferson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Fork Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fork Creek Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Creek Cemetery
  • White Plains Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The White Plains Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
  • Long Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
  • Blackman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Blackman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
  • Five Fork Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Five Fork Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Fork Cemetery
  • Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Stroud Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stroud Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Pageland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Pageland Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland Cemetery
  • Blakeney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blakeney Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeney Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pageland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70198 <5>
    • Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Pageland.
      • The Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Horne Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240965 <5>
    • Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Roads Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
    • Timrod Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Zoar UMC Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zoar UMC Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar UMC Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Jefferson Cemetery.

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

  • Jefferson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • White Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Angelus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
  • Pageland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kershaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Croghan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Union is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Primus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Primus is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
  • Oakhurst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • McBee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <6>
  • Trinity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Heath Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Pleasant Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Bethune
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Allens Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
    • Altan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Altan is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
    • Westville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Chesterfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Camp Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Elgin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Cassatt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Patrick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1223524  (Jefferson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1223524 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: 137 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jefferson
      • Location given for Jefferson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6584881     Lon: -80.3975675
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jefferson 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.