A visit to the Old Branch Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Branch Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Branch Cemetery (FG ID #2208919).
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 Old Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Branch Cemetery:
33.9089, -79.8168
The Old Branch Cemetery is located in Florence County<2>.
The county seat for Florence County is located in Florence. Florence lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of the Old Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Branch Cemetery.
Name Variations for Old Branch Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Old Branch Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kelley - McCallister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery (New)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell's Church of God of Prophecy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- First Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yarborough Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Town Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town Cemetery
- Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Godwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moore Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Terrell Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wren Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wren Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Coward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cusac Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cades
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jones Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hannah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Pamplico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Park City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Tara Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tara Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
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 Old Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Florence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Branch 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 first visit 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 Old Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Florence 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 Old Branch Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2208919
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1242342 (Camp Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1242342 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: Florence
- Est. Elev: 27 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mill Bay
- Location given for Camp Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9087727 Lon: -79.8170129
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' (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- Old Branch 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |