A visit to the Smyrles 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 Smyrles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smyrles Cemetery:
34.3826, -80.6898
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smyrles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smyrles Cemetery is located in Kershaw County<2>.
The county seat for Kershaw County is located in Camden. Camden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Smyrles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smyrles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Smyrles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smyrles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dekalb Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Chestnut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Cemetery
- First Calvary Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Grove Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hardshell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
- The Hardshell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longtown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Longtown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McLeans Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hanging Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hanging Rock Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smyrles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smyrles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lafayette Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lugoff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Spring Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Kershaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Cassatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heath Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Smallwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Great Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Mitford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Bethune
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
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 Smyrles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kershaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smyrles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethune
- Camden
- Kershaw
- Ridgeway
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 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 Smyrles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Kershaw 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 Smyrles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1226709 (Smyrles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1226709 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: Kershaw
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Oak Creek
- Location given for Smyrles Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3826494 Lon: -80.6898005
- 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 Kershaw, 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- Smyrles 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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