A visit to the Saint John United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. John UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. John UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2464821)
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 St. John UMC Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John UMC Cemetery
Lat: 33.8573° (33° 51' 26")
Lon: -79.8414° (-79° 50' 29")
The St. John UMC Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County<2>.
The county seat for Williamsburg County is located in Kingstree. Kingstree lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the St. John UMC Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. John UMC Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Terrell's Church of God of Prophecy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery (New)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery (Old)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Florence County
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerstone Ministries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Town Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Town Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Kelley - McCallister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cades Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cades Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cades Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cades Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
- Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Florence County
- First Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Florence County
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Carsten - Sauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Godwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Florence County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John UMC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Terrell Crossroad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cades
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wren Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Wren Village is located in Florence County
- Scranton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turbeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cusac Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingstree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Friendfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sardinia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jones Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Effingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gable
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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. John UMC 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 St. John UMC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingstree
- Lake City
- Olanta
- Scranton
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 helpful 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. John UMC Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Williamsburg 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 St. John UMC Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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. John UMC Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Williamsburg County: www.williamsburgsc.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 St. John UMC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8573, Longitude: -79.8414 |
<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 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. |
<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. |