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 ...
The Sightler Cemetery is located in Lexington County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baughman Cemetery
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Celestial Memorial Gardens
- Childs Cemetery
- The Childs Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Emmanuel Cemetery
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Factory Cemetery
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Lexington County
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- Hebrew Cemetery
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Hook Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Kaigler Cemetery
- The Kaigler Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaigler Cemetery
- Larkin Glen Cemetery
- The Larkin Glen Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Glen Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Olympia Cemetery
- The Olympia Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Reese Cemetery
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Lexington County
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- Rock Hill AME Church Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lexington County
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lexington County
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Southland Memorial Gardens
- State Cemetery
- The State Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Cemetery
- Taylor Burying Ground
- The Taylor Burying Ground is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Burying Ground
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 alphabetically:
- Arthur
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
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- Arthurtown
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
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- Belmont
- Brickyard Village
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Capitol View
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Cayce
- Columbia
- Forest Acres
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Gaston
- Glenn Village
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
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- Hollywood
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
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- Hopkins
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lexington
- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
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- Pineridge
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Ravenwood
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
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- Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
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- Saint Andrews
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
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- Seven Oaks
- South Congaree
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Springdale
- Springdale
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
- Styx is located in Lexington County
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- Swansea
- Valencia Heights
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
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- West Columbia
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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Sightler Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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