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A visit to the Magnolia 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 Magnolia Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Magnolia Cemetery:

32.9882, -80.3070

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County<2>.

The county seat for Dorchester County is located in Saint George. Saint George lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Magnolia Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Magnolia Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Magnolia Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
  • Rosom Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Rosom Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosom Hill Cemetery
  • Murray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Murray Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Givhans Ferry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Givhans Ferry Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givhans Ferry Cemetery
  • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shepherd Grove Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Grove Cemetery
  • Boone Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Boone Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Hill Cemetery
  • Summerville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Summerville Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Cemetery
    • The Summerville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71473 <5>
  • Cummings Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Muckenfuss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Muckenfuss Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckenfuss Cemetery
  • Cooke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cooke Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
  • Salters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Salters Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Jedburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jedburg Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jedburg Cemetery
    • Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Ridgeville.
      • The Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Rest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #984582 <5>
    • Reeves Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cypress Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Cypress Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
    • Ackerman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ackerman Cemetery is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Dorchester 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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Magnolia Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Magnolia Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Flowertown Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Brownsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Ridgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lincolnville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Summerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chandler Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
  • Cottageville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Washington Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
  • Ladson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dorchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Caromi Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
  • Highland Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Round O
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Ravenel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Otranto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Camelot Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Sidney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Goose Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Holly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Jacksonboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollywood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Harleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Magnolia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dorchester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Magnolia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Dorchester 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 Magnolia Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1224267  (Magnolia Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1224267 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: Dorchester
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Location given for Magnolia Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.988226     Lon: -80.307042
      • 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 Dorchester, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magnolia 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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