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A visit to the Poplar Hill 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 Poplar Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poplar Hill Cemetery:

33.7107, -79.4495

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poplar Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Poplar Hill Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County<2>.

The county seat for Williamsburg County is located in Kingstree. Kingstree lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west of the Poplar Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Poplar Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nesmith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nesmith Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
  • Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hemingway.
    • The Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lawrimore Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422037 <5>
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hemingway.
    • The Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
    • Muddy Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69931 <5>
  • Garden of Devotion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Old Johnsonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Owens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
  • Midway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • Indiantown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Black Mingo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Black Mingo Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mingo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Grier Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Grier Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier Cemetery
    • Lake Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lake Chapel Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chapel Cemetery
    • Eaddy - Ford Cemetery North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eaddy - Ford Cemetery North is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaddy - Ford Cemetery North
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eaddy - Ford Cemetery North is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Johnsonville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291306 <5>
    • Eaddy - Ford Cemetery South
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eaddy - Ford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eaddy - Ford Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaddy - Ford Cemetery
    • Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
      • The Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friendship Cemetery
    • Brockington Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Powell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Poplar Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poplar Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Hemingway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stuckey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Rome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Nesmith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indiantown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Johnsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Allentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Carters Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
  • Snow Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
  • Willie Towne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
  • Hannah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Gresham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Brownway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
    • Campfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
    • Andrews
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
    • Wren Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Cades
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pamplico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Bucksport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
    • Lake City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Poplar Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamsburg County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Poplar Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Williamsburg 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 Poplar Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1241490  (Poplar Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1241490 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: Williamsburg
      • Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Henry
      • Location given for Poplar Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.7107221     Lon: -79.4495014
      • 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 Williamsburg, 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- Poplar Hill 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.
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