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A visit to the Olanta 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 Olanta Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olanta 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 Olanta Cemetery

Lat:   33.9377°   (33° 56' 15")

Lon:   -79.9348°   (-79° 56' 5")

The Olanta Cemetery is located in Florence County<2>.

The county seat for Florence County is located in Florence. Florence lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Olanta Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Olanta Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Olanta Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Rush Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • New Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Town Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • St. Johns UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns UMC Cemetery
    • The St. Johns UMC Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
    • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • 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
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Piney Grove Church Cemetery (New)
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Grove Church Cemetery (Old)
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Cornerstone Ministries Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Campground Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Trinity UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity UMC Cemetery
      • The Trinity UMC Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Gibbons Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Terrell's Church of God of Prophecy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. John UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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>

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 Olanta Cemetery.

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

  • Olanta
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hobbs Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
  • Turbeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shiloh
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Terrell Crossroad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Florence County
  • Cusac Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Sardis
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • New Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Union Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Scranton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Coward
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jones Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Sardinia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Lynchburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gable
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wren Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Atkins
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Timmonsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cades
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Effingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Danwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood 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 Olanta Cemetery. The following communities are located in Florence County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Olanta 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 Olanta Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1242105  (Olanta Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1242105 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: Florence         Elev: 32
    • Location given for GNIS #1242105 (Olanta 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Olanta Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9377, Longitude: -79.9348       In this case, the coordinates for the Olanta 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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