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A visit to the Saint Phillip African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church 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. Phillip AME Church Cemetery ...

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

33.8498, -80.6497

The St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery is located in Richland County<1>.

The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery.

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

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. Phillip AME Church 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. Phillip AME Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Hopkins
    • Hopkins lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hopkins.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Saint Matthews
  • Sumter
    • Sumter lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sumter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter

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 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. Phillip AME Church Cemetery:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.
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