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A visit to the Slave 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 Slave Cemetery ...

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

33.0938, -79.8159

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

The Slave Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.

The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Moncks Corner. Moncks Corner lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Slave Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Slave Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Slave Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Silk Hope Plantation Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hyde Park Plantation Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pompion Hill Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Richmond Plantation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonneau Ferry Plantation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eccles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eccles Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
  • Strawberry Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Apple Old Field Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Berea Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Berea Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Cordesville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cordesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordesville Cemetery
    • Laurens Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cypress Gardens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
    • Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Bethera.
      • The Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70298 <5>
    • Chachan Plantation Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Parnassus Plantation Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Medway Plantation Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Halfway Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Halfway Creek Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Creek Cemetery
    • Reed Corner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Reed Corner Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corner Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Slave Cemetery.

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

  • Huger
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cordesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethera
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
  • Tarry Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
  • Wando
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Awendaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mount Holly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Pineland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pineland is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
  • Moncks Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Camelot Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Otranto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Hanahan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinopolis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Caromi Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Bonneau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alvin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Highland Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ladson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Charleston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • The Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village

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 Slave Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkeley County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Slave Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Berkeley 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 Slave Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1230333  (Slave Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1230333 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: Berkeley
      • Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Huger
      • Location given for Slave Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.0937814     Lon: -79.8159123
      • 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 Berkeley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slave 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.