A visit to the Lincoln Memorial 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 Lincoln Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery:
34.0535, -81.0384
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the south of the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Leevy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Leevy Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leevy Cemetery
- The Leevy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leevy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70513 <5>
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- State Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The State Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elmwood Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69943 <5>
- Douglas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Geiger Ave. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Geiger Ave. Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Ave. Cemetery
- The Geiger Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Home Cemetery
- South Carolina State Hospital Cemetery
- White Asylum Cemetery
- Taylor Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Burying Ground is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Burying Ground
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Crescent Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hill Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409921 <5>
- Arcadia Lakes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Arcadia Lakes Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes Cemetery
- Zion Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Factory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Cemetery
- Pine Grove AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hook Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hook Cemetery is located in West Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231794 <5>
- Olympia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Olympia Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia Cemetery
- Sligh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sligh Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligh 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 Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belmont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Brickyard Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Saint Andrews
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- West Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Ravenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Arcadia Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Dentsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cayce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arthurtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Valencia Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Woodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Seven Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Capitol View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Dutch Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Irmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Styx ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Pineridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
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 Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Irmo
- Irmo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- West Columbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lincoln Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Lincoln Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1223938 (Lincoln Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1223938 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbia North
- Location given for Lincoln Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0534867 Lon: -81.0384249
- 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 Richland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lincoln Memorial 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. |