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A visit to the Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Palmer Cemetery (FG ID #70973)

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 Palmer Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.0207°   (34° 1' 14")

Lon:   -79.3458°   (-79° 20' 44")

The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Marion. Marion lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Palmer Cemetery .

Establishment of the Palmer Cemetery ...

The Palmer Cemetery was established December 18, 1841.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bay Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • New Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Kirton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kirton Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Ford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Ammons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ammons Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Wahee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wahee Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Souls Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Braxton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Baxley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baxley Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Livingston Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Smithy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smithy Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • New Life Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wahee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wahee Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Waldon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waldon Cemetery is located in Marion County

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 Palmer Cemetery.

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

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 Palmer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aynor
  • Hemingway
  • Marion
    • Marion lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Palmer Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Mullins

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1225277  (Palmer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1225277 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: Centenary
    • County: Marion         Elev: 15
    • Location given for GNIS #1225277 (Palmer Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #70973

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 Marion, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Palmer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0207, Longitude: -79.3458    
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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