A visit to the Pitts 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 Pitts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pitts Cemetery:
33.8963, -80.4584
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pitts Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Sumter. Sumter lies just to the east northeast of the Pitts Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Pitts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pitts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dargon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dargon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dargon Cemetery
- Gadson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gadson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Loring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Loring Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring Cemetery
- Hillside Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Coulter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- Green Acres Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Green Acres Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Cemetery
- Sumter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sumter Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Four Bridges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Four Bridges Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bridges Cemetery
- General Sumters Tomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The General Sumters Tomb is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Sumters Tomb
- Singleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Singleton Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Sumter.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71387 <5>
- Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Wood Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wood Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Chapel Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- White - Dick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The White - Dick Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White - Dick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pitts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pitts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cane Savannah
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Wedgefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ashley Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Millwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Cherryvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Privateer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- South Sumter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Sumter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stateburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Sumter Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
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- Claremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Dalzell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Sumter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Pinewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horatio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oswego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
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 Pitts Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pitts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Pitts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Pitts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1225520 (Pitts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1225520 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sumter West
- Location given for Pitts Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8962679 Lon: -80.4584168
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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 Sumter, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pitts 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. |