A visit to the McCayhan 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 McCayhan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCayhan Cemetery:
34.4799, -79.3431
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCayhan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCayhan Cemetery is located in Dillon County<2>.
The county seat for Dillon County is located in Dillon. Dillon lies just to the south southwest of the McCayhan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCayhan 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 McCayhan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCayhan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ropers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ropers Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Cemetery
- Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Old Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Hamilton Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hamilton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Hamilton Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Dillon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70920 <5>
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Oakland UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakland UMC Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland UMC Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Ayres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ayres Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holly Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Culbreth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Culbreth Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbreth Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCayhan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCayhan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hamer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dillon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Rowland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alfordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Minturn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Raemon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- McDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Raynham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Elrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Latta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sellers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 McCayhan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dillon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCayhan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dillon
- Fairmont
- Latta
- Latta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the McCayhan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
- Pembroke
- Rowland
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 McCayhan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Dillon 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 McCayhan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1224389 (McCayhan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1224389 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: Dillon
- Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dillon East
- Location given for McCayhan Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4798848 Lon: -79.3431
- 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 Dillon, 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' (or 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- McCayhan 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. |