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A visit to the Mossy Grove Cemetery ...


The location of the Mossy Grove Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mossy Grove Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mossy Grove Cemetery

Lat:   34.0113°   (34° 0' 40")

Lon:   -79.7953°   (-79° 47' 43")

The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Florence County<2>.

The county seat for Florence County is located in Florence. Florence lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Mossy Grove Cemetery .

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 Mossy Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Florence County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mossy Grove Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mossy Grove Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mossy Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Cusac Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Salem
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Coward
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Effingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Danwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Jones Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Scranton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Park City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Tara Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
    • Sardis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Olanta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Hobbs Crossroads
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
        • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
      • Moore Crossroads
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
        • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Ebenezer
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
        • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
      • Wren Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
        • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Siesta Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
        • Siesta Village is located in Florence County
      • Timmonsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrell Crossroad
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
        • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Pamplico
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Florence
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Shiloh
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
        • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Alexander Crossroads
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
        • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Cartersville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
        • Cartersville is located in Florence County

    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 Mossy Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Florence County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mossy Grove Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Lynchs Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynchs Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynchs Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynchs Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Elim Methodist Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Prong Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Prong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meadow Prong Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Prong Cemetery
    • Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308455 <7>
    • Matthews Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Broad Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Broad Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broad Cemetery
    • Yarborough Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tabernacle FWB Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • White Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coward Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coward Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coward Cemetery
    • Olive Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Grove Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Grove Cemetery
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Carter's Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Carter's Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Danwood.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter's Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518091 <7>
      • Sparrow Swamp Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sparrow Swamp Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Byrd Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Flowers Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The Flowers Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • The Flowers Cemetery has also been known as:
        • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Cemetery
      • Shiloh Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Shiloh Church Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • The Shiloh Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Shiloh Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Church Cemetery
      • Gause Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gause Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gause Cemetery
      • McLaughlin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

    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 Mossy Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1242064  (Mossy Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1242064 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Effingham
      • County: Florence         Elev: 26
      • Location given for GNIS #1242064 (Mossy Grove Cemetery)

    The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

    The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mossy Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0113, Longitude: -79.7953       In this case, the coordinates for the Mossy Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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