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A visit to the Sand Hill Gardens ...

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 Sand Hill Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Hill Gardens:

33.4710, -81.4065

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

The Sand Hill Gardens is located in Aiken County<2>.

The county seat for Aiken County is located in Aiken. Aiken lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sand Hill Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sand Hill Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Sand Hill Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sand Hill Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • White Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The White Pond Cemetery is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the White Pond Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Windsor and Williston.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Williston.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2598512 <6>
  • Frost Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Frost Branch Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Branch Cemetery
  • Dean Swamp Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brodie Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Brodie Family Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodie Family Cemetery
  • Cedar Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cedar Branch Cemetery is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Branch Cemetery
  • Hair Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Hair Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
  • Goss Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Goss Cemetery is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
  • Bates Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bates Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
  • Old Field Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Old Field Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Darien Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Darien Cemetery is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien Cemetery
    • Jowers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Jowers Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jowers Cemetery
    • Morgan Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Morgan Family Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Family Cemetery
      • The Morgan Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Goodland Swamp Cemetery
      • Martin Cemetery
      • Morgan Cemetery
      • Morgantown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289431 <6>
    • Gin Branch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gin Branch Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin Branch Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • Jowers Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jowers Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jowers Cemetery
    • Blackville City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blackville City Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackville City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Blackville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961815 <6>
    • Bethcar Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dorch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dorch Cemetery is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorch Cemetery
    • Rocky Swamp Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Swamp Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Rocky Swamp Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Swamp 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 Sand Hill Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sand Hill Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Williston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elko
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Elko is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <7>
  • Whaley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Reynold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
  • Kitchings Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
    • Kinchens Mill
  • Salley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Perry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wagener
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Camp Rawls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Montmorenci
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Barnwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nicholson Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Seivern
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • New Ellenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Snelling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Hilda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Neeses
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Roseland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Talatha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Livingston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people

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 Sand Hill Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Aiken County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Hill Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Sand Hill Gardens:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Aiken 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 Sand Hill Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1226328  (Sand Hill Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1226328 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: Aiken
      • Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Williston
      • Location given for Sand Hill Gardens:
      • Lat: 33.4709807     Lon: -81.4064946
      • 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 Aiken, 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 from Point A (ie- Sand Hill Gardens) 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Windsor and Williston. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.