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A visit to the Poston Cemetery ...


The location of the Poston 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 Poston Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.9238°   (33° 55' 25")

Lon:   -79.5589°   (-79° 33' 32")

The Poston Cemetery is located in Florence County<2>.

The county seat for Florence County is located in Florence. Florence lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Poston Cemetery .

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 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 Poston Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Florence 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 Poston 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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Poston Cemetery.

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

    • Hannah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Pamplico
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gresham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Scranton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wren Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Tabernacle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Coward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Indiantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Stuckey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Hemingway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Centenary
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Effingham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Cades
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Moore Crossroads
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
        • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Danwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
        • Danwood is located in Florence County
      • Park City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
        • Park City is located in Florence County
      • Cusac Crossroads
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
        • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Nesmith
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Red Hill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
        • Red Hill is located in Horry County
      • Rains
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Tara Village
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
        • Tara Village is located in Florence 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 Poston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Florence County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Poston Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Prosser Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prosser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prosser Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prosser Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Aimwell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aimwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aimwell Cemetery
    • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Union Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • The Union Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Prospect UMC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gaskins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gaskins Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskins Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is located in Salem.
      • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71291 <6>
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Creel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Creel Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creel Cemetery
    • Stone Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Chapel Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Chapel Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Turner Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Turner Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • New Prospect FWB Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Old Landing Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • The Old Landing Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • The Old Landing Cemetery has also been known as:
        • New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Ola Neck Cemetery
        • Prospect Cemetery
        • Stone Family Cemetery
        • Stone Graveyard
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Landing Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338731 <6>
      • Gaskins Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gaskins Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskins Cemetery
      • Ephesus Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Ephesus Church Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • The Ephesus Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Efferces Cemetery
        • Old Ephesus Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephesus Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457325 <6>
      • Cockfield Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • The Cockfield Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • The Cockfield Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Liberty Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockfield Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70926 <6>
      • Old Liberty Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • The Old Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Liberty Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69791 <6>
      • Sandhill Memorial Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lee Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leo Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leo Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leo Cemetery
      • Powell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Powell Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Baxley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baxley Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxley Cemetery
      • Mill Branch Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mill Branch Cemetery is located in Florence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Branch Cemetery

    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 Poston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1242134  (Poston Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1242134 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: Pamplico South
      • County: Florence         Elev: 21
      • Location given for GNIS #1242134 (Poston Cemetery)

    The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.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 Florence, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Poston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9238, Longitude: -79.5589       In this case, the coordinates for the Poston 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>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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