A visit to the Saint Marks 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. Marks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marks Cemetery:
34.1960, -81.0193
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the St. Marks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Marks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- New Taylor Chapel AME Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Sligh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sligh Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligh Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Franklin Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Buffalo Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo Cemetery
- Wirick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wirick Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirick Cemetery
- Mespiah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mespiah Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mespiah Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Cory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Richardson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Molly Alston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Molly Alston Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molly Alston Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Van Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Van Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zion Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Aimwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blythewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Smallwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dentsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Woodfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Saint Andrews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Brickyard Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ravenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Irmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <6>
- Seven Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Winnsboro Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Ballentine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winnsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Rock Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
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. Marks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Irmo
- Irmo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Marks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Ridgeway
- West Columbia
- Winnsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 St. Marks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richland 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. Marks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1226188 (Saint Marks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1226188 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irmo NE
- Location given for Saint Marks Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1959832 Lon: -81.0192558
- 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 Richland, 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- St. Marks 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. |