A visit to the Mount Leon 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 Mt. Leon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Leon Cemetery:
33.9243, -78.7878
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Leon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Leon Cemetery is located in Horry County<2>.
The county seat for Horry County is located in Conway. Conway lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mt. Leon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Leon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Leon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Leon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hardee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardee Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardee Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grainger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grainger Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainger Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Loris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2449631 <5>
- Reaves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reaves Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Gause Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gause Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause Cemetery
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Holly Hill Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chestnut Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Cemetery
- Reaves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Reaves Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves Cemetery
- Platt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Platt Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt Cemetery
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marlowe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Marlowe Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe Cemetery
- Flag Patch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Flag Patch Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Patch Cemetery
- New Home Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Graham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Southeastern Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvery Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvery 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 Mt. Leon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Leon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Longs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Hand
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Nixonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Vina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Briarcliffe Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Atlantic Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- North Myrtle Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Arcadian Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Little River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Pireway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Calabash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Gurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Bug Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ironhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
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 Mt. Leon Cemetery. The following communities are located in Horry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Leon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Loris
- Loris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Leon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
- North Myrtle Beach
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mt. Leon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Horry 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 Mt. Leon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1243833 (Mount Leon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1243833 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: Horry
- Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hammond
- Location given for Mount Leon Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9243383 Lon: -78.787799
- 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 Horry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Leon 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. |