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A visit to the Parker Cemetery ...


The location of the Parker Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Parker Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   32.6374°   (32° 38' 14")

Lon:   -80.1562°   (-80° 9' 22")

The Parker Cemetery is located in Charleston County<2>.

The county seat for Charleston County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Parker Cemetery .

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 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 Parker Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Charleston County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Parker Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parker Cemetery.

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

    • Wadmalaw Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Kiawah Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Seabrook Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Johns Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meggett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Edisto Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollywood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ravenel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Folly Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Essex Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
    • Adams Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • James Island
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
        • James Island is located in Charleston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
      • Edisto Beach
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
        • Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Charles Towne Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Towne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
        • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
      • Old Town
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
        • Old Town is located in Charleston County
      • Charleston
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Grove Creek Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
        • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Dorchester
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
        • Dorchester is located in Charleston 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 Parker Cemetery. The following communities are located in Charleston County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Parker Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Chaplin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaplin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chaplin Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaplin Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Prices Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prices Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prices Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prices Cemetery
    • Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • The Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Whitemarsh Seabrook Plantation Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308181 <7>
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Tomb of Colonel William Washington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomb of Colonel William Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tomb of Colonel William Washington is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomb of Colonel William Washington
    • Adams Run Baptist Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Live Oak Memorial Gardens
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • First Baptist Church Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Quaker Churchyard Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quaker Churchyard Cemetery is located in Charleston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Churchyard Cemetery
      • St. Michaels Church Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Patricks Catholic Church Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Second Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hebrew Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Charleston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Adverse Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Adverse Cemetery is located in Charleston County
        • The Adverse Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Citadel Square Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adverse Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69384 <7>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Parker Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1225299  (Parker Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1225299 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: Wadmalaw Island
      • County: Charleston         Elev: 6
      • Location given for GNIS #1225299 (Parker Cemetery)

    The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.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 Charleston, 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 Parker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6374, Longitude: -80.1562       In this case, the coordinates for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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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