A visit to the New Town 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 New Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Town Cemetery:
33.8846, -79.9173
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Town Cemetery is located in Clarendon County<2>.
The county seat for Clarendon County is located in Manning. Manning lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the New Town Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Town Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the New Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Olanta Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomas Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Olanta.
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Cornerstone Ministries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery (New)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery (Old)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Olanta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Olanta Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olanta Cemetery
- Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Floyd's Chapel Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
- The Floyd's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floyd Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
- Wilson Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns UMC Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Lake City.
- Terrell's Church of God of Prophecy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Branch Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Branch Cemetery
- The Old Branch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208919 <5>
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Gibbons Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gibbons Family Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibbons Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Turbeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219034 <5>
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- The Flowers Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel 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 New Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Olanta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Terrell Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
- Moore Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- Turbeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Hobbs Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sardinia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wren Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wren Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Scranton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cusac Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Gable
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Kingstree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cartersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Friendfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendfield is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Effingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
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 New Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarendon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingstree
- Lake City
- Olanta
- Scranton
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 New Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Clarendon 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 New Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1235980 (New Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1235980 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: Clarendon
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olanta
- Location given for New Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8846055 Lon: -79.9172931
- 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 Clarendon, 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 from Point A (ie- New Town 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. |