A visit to the Lightner - Christian 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 Lightner - Christian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lightner - Christian Cemetery:
33.9871, -81.4420
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lightner - Christian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lightner - Christian Cemetery is located in Lexington County<2>.
The county seat for Lexington County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Lightner - Christian Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lightner - Christian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lightner - Christian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Derrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Derrick Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrick Cemetery
- Sease Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sease Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sease Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Lexington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Lexington Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lexington Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Fullmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fullmer Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullmer Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Etheredge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Etheredge Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etheredge Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Barr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Risinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Risinger Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risinger Cemetery
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Bouknight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bouknight Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouknight Cemetery
- Bouknight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bouknight Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouknight Cemetery
- Ridge Crest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge Crest Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crest Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia 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]<3> of the Lightner - Christian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lightner - Christian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Fredonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ella
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Batesburg - Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
- Batesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Monetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Murray of Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slighs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Stoney Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ridge Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ballentine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Irmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <6>
- Arthur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Seven Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 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 Lightner - Christian 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 Lightner - Christian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesburg
- Chapin
- Chapin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lightner - Christian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chapin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Irmo
- Irmo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Lightner - Christian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Leesville
- Lexington
- Prosperity
- Summit
- Summit lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lightner - Christian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Summit.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
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 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 Lightner - Christian 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 Lightner - Christian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1244266 (Lightner-Christian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244266 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: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gilbert
- Location given for Lightner-Christian Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9870872 Lon: -81.4420471
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lightner - Christian 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. |