A visit to the Longtown 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 Longtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Longtown Cemetery:
34.3571, -80.8520
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Longtown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Longtown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
The county seat for Fairfield County is located in Winnsboro. Winnsboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Longtown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Longtown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Longtown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Longtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Sawneys Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sawneys Creek Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawneys Creek Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- New Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Grove Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grove Cemetery
- Aimwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell Cemetery
- Hardshell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
- The Hardshell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Smyrles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Smyrles Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrles Cemetery
- Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Browns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Good Aim Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Longtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Longtown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Liberty Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blythewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lugoff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mitford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Winnsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winnsboro Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Spring Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lafayette Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Rion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Westville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Great Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Shepard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Cedar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Oakhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Heath Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kershaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
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 Longtown 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 Longtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Kershaw
- Ridgeway
- Winnsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Longtown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Fairfield 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 Longtown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1248802 (Longtown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1248802 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: Fairfield
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longtown
- Location given for Longtown Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3570914 Lon: -80.8520273
- 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 Fairfield, 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- Longtown 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |