RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of South Carolina >> Berkeley County >> McDowell CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the McDowell 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 McDowell Cemetery ...

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

32.9324, -79.8342

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

The McDowell Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.

The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Moncks Corner. Moncks Corner lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the McDowell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McDowell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the McDowell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nelliefield Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wappetow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Wappetow Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappetow Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Venning Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Venning Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venning Cemetery
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
  • Yeamans Hall Plantation Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Apple Old Field Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pompion Hill Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Richmond Plantation Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bonneau Ferry Plantation Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cypress Gardens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Parnassus Plantation Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Medway Plantation Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Riverview Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverview Memorial Park is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Memorial Park
    • Adverse Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Adverse Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse Cemetery
      • The Adverse Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Citadel Square Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69384 <5>
    • Emanuel AME Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Greek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greek Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greek Cemetery
      • The Greek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greek Orthodox Cemetery
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery
      • The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beth Elohim Cemetery
      • Buquenin Ave. Cemetery
      • KK Beth Elohim Cemetery
      • KKBE Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225093 <5>
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Confederate Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
    • Ocean Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Ocean Grove Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDowell Cemetery.

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

  • Wando
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • The Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Village is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
  • Hanahan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • North Charleston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Island-of-Palms
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
  • Isle-of-Palms
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Creek Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
  • Charleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sullivan's Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Huger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Goose Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Camelot Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Otranto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Charles Towne Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
    • Tarry Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
    • Mount Holly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Cordesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Awendaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Essex Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • James Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • James Island is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
    • Caromi Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Pineland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
    • Ladson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 McDowell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkeley County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 McDowell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Berkeley 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 McDowell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1229985  (McDowell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1229985 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: Berkeley
      • Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cainhoy
      • Location given for McDowell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.9323954     Lon: -79.8342486
      • 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 Berkeley, 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- McDowell 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.