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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. 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 New Town Cemetery ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Town Cemetery

Lat:   33.8846°   (33° 53' 4")

Lon:   -79.9173°   (-79° 55' 2")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rush Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Olanta Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olanta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olanta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olanta Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
    • The Floyd's Chapel Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns UMC Cemetery
    • The St. Johns UMC Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Branch Cemetery
      • The Old Branch Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Gibbons Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbons Family Cemetery
      • The Gibbons Family Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibbons Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Turbeville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219034 <5>
    • Cook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Flowers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Cemetery
      • The Flowers Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • The Flowers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 Florence County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
  • Moore Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Hobbs Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
  • Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Florence County
  • Shiloh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • 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)
      • 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
    • Scranton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Sardis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Kingstree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cartersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Friendfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee 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 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 New Town 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 New Town Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1235980  (New Town Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1235980 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: Olanta
    • County: Clarendon         Elev: 30
    • Location given for GNIS #1235980 (New Town Cemetery)

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 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' 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 New Town Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8846, Longitude: -79.9173       In this case, the coordinates for the New Town 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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