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A visit to the Providence Cemetery ...

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 Providence Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.0332°   (33° 1' 59")

Lon:   -80.6140°   (-80° 36' 50")

The Providence Cemetery is located in Colleton County<2>.

The county seat for Colleton County is located in Walterboro. Walterboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Providence Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Canadys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canadys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canadys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canadys Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bridge Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Hiott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hiott Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Gruber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gruber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gruber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gruber Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Utsey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Utsey Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Murray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Murray Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Seigler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seigler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seigler Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Westbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Grace UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Grace UMC Cemetery
    • The New Grace UMC Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Appleby Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appleby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appleby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Appleby Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hagerman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagerman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hagerman Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Green Pond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Pond Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Proctor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Spell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spell Cemetery
      • The Spell Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Grace Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Rumph Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rumph Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Walters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in Dorchester County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.

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

  • Canadys
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Colleton County
  • Grover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Drigger Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Round O
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walterboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cottageville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint George
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Johnsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Ruffin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Drawdy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Smoaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Reevesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Williams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ritter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Ridgeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colleton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence 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 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 Providence Cemetery:

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 Providence Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1240712  (Providence Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1240712 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: Canadys
    • County: Colleton         Elev: 25
    • Location given for GNIS #1240712 (Providence Cemetery)

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.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 Colleton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Providence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0332, Longitude: -80.6140       In this case, the coordinates for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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