A visit to the Pearson 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 Pearson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pearson Cemetery:
34.3504, -81.3134
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pearson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
The county seat for Fairfield County is located in Winnsboro. Winnsboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Pearson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pearson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Pearson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pearson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Brick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Winnsboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485168 <5>
- James Ashford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The James Ashford Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ashford Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Gladney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pomaria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pomaria Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Milling Crossroad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Wicker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Yarborough Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Yarborough Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Cemetery
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Pearson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pearson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monticello
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Jenkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Pomaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Rion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Slighs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Winnsboro Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Prosperity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Tuckertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Lake Murray of Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ballentine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blackstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sartor Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
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 Pearson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pearson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapin
- Peak
- Prosperity
- Winnsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pearson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Fairfield 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 Pearson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1250044 (Pearson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1250044 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: Fairfield
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jenkinsville
- Location given for Pearson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3504234 Lon: -81.3134291
- 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 Fairfield, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pearson 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> | 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. |