A visit to the Leaird 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 Leaird Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leaird Cemetery:
33.7143, -81.1720
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leaird Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leaird Cemetery is located in Lexington County<2>.
The county seat for Lexington County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Leaird Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leaird Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Leaird Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leaird Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bachman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bachman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Neese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Neese Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neese Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69415 <5>
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reichter - Richter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scofield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Scofield Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield Cemetery
- Penn Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Trinity UMC Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity UMC Cemetery
- Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Swansea.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161934 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- North Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canaan UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Canaan UMC Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan UMC Cemetery
- Black Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Davis Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Davis Family Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Family Cemetery
- Gleaton - Fogle - Corbett Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunny Vista Church of God Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Larkin Glen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Larkin Glen Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Glen Cemetery
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 Leaird Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leaird Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Swansea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pelion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wagener
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Salley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neeses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Glenn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- South Congaree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Seivern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Pineridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Red Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Arthur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
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 Leaird Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lexington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leaird Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lexington
- North
- North lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Leaird Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for North.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
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 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 Leaird Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Lexington 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 Leaird Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1244244 (Leaird Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244244 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: Lexington
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pond Branch
- Location given for Leaird Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7143187 Lon: -81.1720429
- 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 Lexington, 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- Leaird 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. |
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