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A visit to the Richmond 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 Richmond Cemetery ...

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

33.5266, -79.9726

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

The Richmond Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County<2>.

The county seat for Williamsburg County is located in Kingstree. Kingstree lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Richmond Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Richmond Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Richmond Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Keels Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Keels Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keels Cemetery
  • Easley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Easley Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Easley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Greeleyville.
    • The Easley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484801 <5>
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
  • Lifeland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lifeland Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lifeland Cemetery
  • Oldfield Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mahan Plantation Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Site of Francis Marion Tomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bluford Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford Cemetery
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Marion Memorial Garden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Marion Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Memorial Garden Cemetery
      • The Marion Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Davis Cemetery
    • Salters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salters Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Cemetery
    • Mexico Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mexico Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Cemetery
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
    • Russellville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Russellville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville Cemetery
    • St. Stephen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rehoboth Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
    • Keller Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Keller Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crossroads Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Kingstree.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485252 <5>

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] of the Richmond Cemetery.

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

  • Greeleyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <6>
  • Region Town ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
  • Pineville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Judge Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
  • Russellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Stephen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Salters
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
  • Eadytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Kingstree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shad Moss village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Jordan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Bonneau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Alvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Cross
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Manning
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson

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 Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1241492  (Richmond Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1241492 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: 24 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greeleyville
      • Location given for Richmond Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.5265553     Lon: -79.9725767
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Richmond 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.