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A visit to the Simkin Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Simkin Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simkin Cemetery

Lat:   33.8276°   (33° 49' 39")

Lon:   -81.9154°   (-81° 54' 55")

The Simkin Cemetery is located in Edgefield County<2>.

The county seat for Edgefield County is located in Edgefield. Edgefield lies just to the south southwest of the Simkin Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Simkin Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simkin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bland Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • Edgefield Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgefield Village Cemetery
    • The Edgefield Village Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
    • The Edgefield Village Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Edgefield First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Willow Brook Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422814 <5>
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eastview Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frazier Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • DeLoach Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeLoach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeLoach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The DeLoach Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • Warren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warren Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • Blocker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blocker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blocker Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • Hollingsworth - Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollingsworth - Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollingsworth - Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollingsworth - Walker Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marsh Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marsh Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • Pressley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pressley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pressley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pressley Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Corley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corley Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
    • Wicker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wicker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wicker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wicker Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
    • Mt. of Olives Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. of Olives Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. of Olives Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. of Olives Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
    • Hegwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hegwood Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
    • Griffis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffis Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
    • Lott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lott Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71701 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Simkin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simkin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Edgefield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Johnston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Trenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Colliers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
    • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
  • Eureka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Aiken County
  • Ridge Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Saluda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphys Estates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
    • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
  • Springdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Springdale is located in Aiken County
  • Lenoir ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
  • Vaucluse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Liberty Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
    • Modoc
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Monetta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Parksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clarks Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Graniteville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Plum Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Belvedere
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
      • Belvedere is located in Aiken County
    • Warrenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Burnettown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
      • Burnettown is located in Aiken County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
    • Langley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Gloverville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Aiken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Batesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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 Simkin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgefield County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simkin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Simkin Cemetery:

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 Simkin Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1226627  (Simkin Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1226627 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Edgefield
    • County: Edgefield         Elev: 164
    • Location given for GNIS #1226627 (Simkin Cemetery)

The official website for Edgefield County: www.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 Edgefield, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Simkin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8276, Longitude: -81.9154       In this case, the coordinates for the Simkin Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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