A visit to the Old Field 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 Old Field Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Field Cemetery:
33.3374, -81.4604
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Field Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Field Cemetery is located in Barnwell County<2>.
The county seat for Barnwell County is located in Barnwell. Barnwell lies just to the southeast of the Old Field Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Field Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Old Field Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Field Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Hair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hair Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Dorch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dorch Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorch Cemetery
- Seven Pines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Seven Pines Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines Cemetery
- Jowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jowers Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jowers Cemetery
- White Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The White Pond Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Pond Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Windsor and Williston. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Williston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2598512 <6>
- County Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The County Memory Gardens is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Memory Gardens
- Holmes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Hope Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hope Memorial Park is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Memorial Park
- Jowers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Jowers Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jowers Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sand Hill Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Sand Hill Gardens is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Gardens
- Singleton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- Blackville City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Blackville City Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackville City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Blackville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961815 <6>
- Fairfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Dunbar Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Frost Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Frost Branch Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Branch Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Field Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elko
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snelling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Reynold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Barnwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whaley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Hilda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- New Ellenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Talatha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montmorenci
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kitchings Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
- Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
- Kinchens Mill
- Hattieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Bush ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bush is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Govan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Govan is located in Bamberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Salley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
- Roseland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 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 Old Field Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barnwell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnwell
- Blackville
- Denmark
- Williston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Field Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Barnwell 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 Field Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1225176 (Old Field Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1225176 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: Barnwell
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Long Branch
- Location given for Old Field Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3373696 Lon: -81.4603849
- 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 Barnwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Field 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Windsor and Williston. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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. |
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