A visit to the McPherson 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 McPherson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McPherson Cemetery:
34.1543, -79.7084
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McPherson Cemetery is located in Florence County<2>.
The county seat for Florence County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the northwest of the McPherson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McPherson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the McPherson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McPherson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillside FWB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Howe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Howe Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Pigiott Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pigiott Field Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigiott Field Cemetery
- Fraternity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fraternity Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Cemetery
- Florence National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Florence National Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence National Cemetery
- The Florence National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Florence Stockade
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109403 <5>
- Cumberland UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cumberland UMC Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cumberland UMC Cemetery is located in Florence.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536735 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hewitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Vista Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The North Vista Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vista Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem UMC Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Florence.
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Claussen Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331293 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Grimsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grimsley Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimsley Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- James Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memory Gardens
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Carter's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter's Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Danwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518091 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody 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 McPherson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McPherson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Park City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Siesta Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Tara Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tara Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
- Mars Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Danwood is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Quinby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Palmetto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Jones Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cusac Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Coward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Friendfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Friendfield is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Pine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Pamplico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laughlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
- Timmonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Syracuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
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 McPherson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Florence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McPherson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Darlington
- Florence
- Scranton
- Timmonsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 McPherson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Florence 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 McPherson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1224429 (McPherson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1224429 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: Florence
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Florence East
- Location given for McPherson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1543239 Lon: -79.7083952
- 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 Florence, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McPherson 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. |