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A visit to the John Herndon Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 John Herndon Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Herndon Cemetery

Lat:   32.9568°   (32° 57' 24")

Lon:   -80.7857°   (-80° 47' 8")

The John Herndon Cemetery is located in Colleton County<2>.

The county seat for Colleton County is located in Walterboro. Walterboro lies just to the east southeast of the John Herndon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the John Herndon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ruffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruffin Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Doctors Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doctors Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doctors Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Doctors Creek Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Field Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Field Creek Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Breland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Breland Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Smyly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smyly Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Ulmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ulmer Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Warren - Key Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren - Key Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren - Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warren - Key Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Grace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Adnah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adnah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adnah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adnah Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Peniel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peniel Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Liveoak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liveoak Cemetery
      • The Liveoak Cemetery is located in Colleton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the John Herndon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Herndon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ruffin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sniders Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
    • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Williams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walterboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Smoaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Islandton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Drawdy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Canadys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Ashton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
  • Drigger Crossroads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Sidney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Colleton County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ritter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Round O
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Miley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Grover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Early Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ehrhardt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Colleton County
    • Cottageville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Crocketville
      (17 miles [27.4 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 John Herndon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colleton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 John Herndon Cemetery:

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 John Herndon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1240659  (John Herndon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1240659 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sniders Crossroads
    • County: Colleton         Elev: 26
    • Location given for GNIS #1240659 (John Herndon Cemetery)

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 Colleton, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the John Herndon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9568, Longitude: -80.7857       In this case, the coordinates for the John Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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