A visit to the Mespiah 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 Mespiah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mespiah Cemetery:
34.1493, -81.1012
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mespiah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mespiah Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Mespiah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mespiah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mespiah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mespiah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Taylor Chapel AME Church
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wirick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wirick Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirick Cemetery
- St. Pauls AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sligh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sligh Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligh Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Golden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Golden Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Lindler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lindler Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindler Cemetery
- Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Van Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Bauknight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bauknight Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauknight Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bush River Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mespiah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mespiah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dutch Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Irmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <6>
- Saint Andrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Ballentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blythewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brickyard Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arcadia Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Dentsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Ravenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Woodfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Rock Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Cayce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Smallwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
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 Mespiah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mespiah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Irmo
- Irmo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mespiah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- West Columbia
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 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 Mespiah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Mespiah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1224458 (Mespiah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1224458 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irmo NE
- Location given for Mespiah Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1493171 Lon: -81.1012032
- 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 Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mespiah 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. |