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A visit to the Mount Tabor Cemetery ...

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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery

Lat:   33.2671°   (33° 16' 1")

Lon:   -80.6973°   (-80° 41' 50")

The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County<2>.

The county seat for Orangeburg County is located in Orangeburg. Orangeburg lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rigby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rigby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rigby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rigby Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
  • Cattle Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cattle Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cattle Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cattle Creek Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
  • Summers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summers Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
  • Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
  • Ott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ott Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • McAlhany Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAlhany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAlhany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McAlhany Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Whitestone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitestone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitestone Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Second Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Spell - Risher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spell - Risher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spell - Risher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spell - Risher Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • St. George Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. George Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Duncan Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Chapel Cemetery
      • The Duncan Chapel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • The Duncan Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Duncan Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69902 <5>
    • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.

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

  • Reevesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Branchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sixty Six
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
  • Saint George
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Rowesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Smoaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harleyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
  • Canadys
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Holly Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cordova
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
    • Orangeburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Parler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Edisto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
    • Ruffin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wren Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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 Orangeburg County
    • Sidney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Vance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <6>
    • Santee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Elloree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <6>
    • Bamberg
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orangeburg County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery:

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. Tabor Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1242719  (Mount Tabor Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1242719 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: Bowman
    • County: Orangeburg         Elev: 40
    • Location given for GNIS #1242719 (Mount Tabor Cemetery)

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.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 Orangeburg, 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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2671, Longitude: -80.6973       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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