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A visit to the Saint George 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 St. George Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. George Cemetery:

33.1857, -80.5757

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

The St. George Cemetery is located in Dorchester County<2>.

The county seat for Dorchester County is located in Saint George. Saint George lies just to the north northwest of the St. George Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. George Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. George Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
  • Dukes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Dukes Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Walters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Walters Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
  • Harper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
  • New Grace UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Grace UMC Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grace UMC Cemetery
  • Westbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Seigler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Seigler Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
    • Indian Field UMC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Indian Field UMC Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field UMC Cemetery
      • The Indian Field UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Indian Ferry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70385 <5>
    • Heaton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Cemetery
    • Whitestone Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Whitestone Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone Cemetery
    • Appleby Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Appleby Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby Cemetery
    • Utsey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Utsey Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsey Cemetery
    • Moorer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moorer Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorer Cemetery
      • The Moorer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Moore Cemetery
      • Willie Moorer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70704 <5>
    • Hagerman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hagerman Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman Cemetery
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
    • Murray Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. George Cemetery.

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

  • Saint George
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Reevesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harleyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Canadys
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dorchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Johnsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Sidney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Bowman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Branchville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Smoaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Ridgeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sixty Six
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Round O
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Williams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruffin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottageville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Possum Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Eutawville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Vance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <6>
    • Rowesville
      (19 miles [30.6 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 St. George Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dorchester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 St. George Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Dorchester 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 St. George Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1226098  (Saint George Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1226098 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: Dorchester
      • Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint George
      • Location given for Saint George Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.1857181     Lon: -80.5756534
      • 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 Dorchester, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. George 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.