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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 Little River Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little River Cemetery

Lat:   34.3103°   (34° 18' 37")

Lon:   -81.2745°   (-81° 16' 28")

The Little River Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<1>.

The county seat for Fairfield County is located in Winnsboro. Winnsboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Little River Cemetery .

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 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 Little River Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Fairfield County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Little River Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Little River Cemetery.

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

    • Jenkinsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rock Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Monticello
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Peak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <3>
    • Pomaria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chapin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <3>
    • Blair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glymphville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Little Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Winnsboro
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Slighs
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
        • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Ballentine
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Adger
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
        • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Lake Murray of Richland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Union
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Dutch Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
        • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
      • White Oak
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodward
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
        • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Prosperity
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Irmo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
        • Irmo is located in Lexington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <3>

    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 Little River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfield County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little River Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Chapin
      • Chapin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Little River 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]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Little River Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
    • Peak
      • Peak lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Little River Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peak.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Prosperity
    • Ridgeway
    • Winnsboro

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Little River Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Monticello Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monticello Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Cemetery
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Owens Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Peak Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peak Cemetery is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peak Cemetery
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Gladney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gladney Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Gladney Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladney Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70130 <7>
    • Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of Winnsboro.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485168 <7>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • David Bounts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Bounts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The David Bounts Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Bounts Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Thomas Boyd Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thomas Boyd Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Boyd Cemetery
      • Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meetzer - Orris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meetzer - Orris Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
      • Yarborough Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yarborough Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarborough Cemetery
      • Milling Crossroad Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milling Crossroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Milling Crossroad Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milling Crossroad Cemetery
      • Capers Chapel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Capers Chapel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Capers Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Chapin.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capers Chapel Cemetery
      • Stuck Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stuck Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuck Cemetery
      • Jacob Eargle Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Eargle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jacob Eargle Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Eargle Cemetery
      • Schmitz Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schmitz Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Schmitz Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmitz Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71331 <7>
      • Mann Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mann Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
      • Robinson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Old Stone Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Stone Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Stone Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Stone Church Cemetery

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

    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 Little River Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1237039  (Little River Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1237039 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: Jenkinsville
      • County: Fairfield         Elev: 144
      • Location given for GNIS #1237039 (Little River Cemetery)

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Little River Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3103, Longitude: -81.2745    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <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.
    <7>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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