A visit to the Plum Branch 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 Plum Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plum Branch Cemetery:
33.8515, -82.2529
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plum Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Plum Branch Cemetery is located in McCormick County<2>.
The county seat for McCormick County is located in McCormick. McCormick lies just to the north northwest of the Plum Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Plum Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Plum Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plum Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Canfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- McCormick City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parksville Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville Cemetery
- Overbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Overbrook Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Cemetery
- Republican Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Republican Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Cemetery
- Old Rohoboth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Rohoboth Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rohoboth Cemetery
- Rohoboth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rohoboth Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohoboth Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethany Cemetery
- Wideman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wideman Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Badwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Badwell Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badwell Cemetery
- Martins Cross Roads Congregational Holiness Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Martins Cross Roads Congregational Holiness Church is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Cross Roads Congregational Holiness Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martins Cross Roads Congregational Holiness Church is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Lincolnton (GA).
- The Martins Cross Roads Congregational Holiness Church has also been known as:
- Martins Crossroads Church
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271084 <5>
- Modoc Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Modoc Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Spencer - Cochran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cochran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Liberty Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Plum Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plum Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plum Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Modoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lincolnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarks Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colliers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Willington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Loce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Kiokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Verdery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Edgefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Promised Land
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Cana ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
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 Plum Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCormick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plum Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edgefield
- Evans
- Evans lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Plum Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Evans.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Lincolnton
- McCormick
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Plum Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to McCormick 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 Plum Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1229261 (Plum Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1229261 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: McCormick
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plum Branch
- Location given for Plum Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8515154 Lon: -82.2529014
- 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 McCormick, 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- Plum Branch 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. |