A visit to the Sightler 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 Sightler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sightler Cemetery:
33.9043, -81.0704
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sightler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sightler Cemetery is located in Lexington County<2>.
The county seat for Lexington County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sightler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sightler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sightler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sightler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Southland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Larkin Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Larkin Glen Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Glen Cemetery
- Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hook Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hook Cemetery is located in West Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231794 <5>
- Celestial Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Olympia Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia Cemetery
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- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Childs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Childs Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cemetery
- Factory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164129 <5>
- Kaigler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kaigler Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaigler Cemetery
- Rock Hill AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Burying Ground is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Burying Ground
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409921 <5>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elmwood Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69943 <5>
- Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- State Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The State Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State 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 Sightler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sightler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glenn Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Pineridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- South Congaree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Arthurtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Gaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valencia Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Hollywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Capitol View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Forest Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Saint Andrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Seven Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Brickyard Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hopkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Sightler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lexington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sightler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Hopkins
- Lexington
- West Columbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sightler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Lexington 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 Sightler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1244386 (Sightler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244386 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: Lexington
- Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southwest Columbia
- Location given for Sightler Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9043203 Lon: -81.0703717
- 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 Lexington, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sightler 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. |
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