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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. 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 Smyrles Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smyrles 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 Smyrles Cemetery

Lat:   34.3826°   (34° 22' 57")

Lon:   -80.6898°   (-80° 41' 23")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Kershaw County
  • Dekalb Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
  • Chestnut Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
  • First Calvary Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Calvary Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the First Calvary Baptist Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The First Calvary Baptist Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2413895 <6>
  • New Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Grove Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • Hardshell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardshell Cemetery
    • The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Parker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Longtown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Longtown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Beaver Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Rock Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • McLeans Branch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLeans Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLeans Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLeans Branch Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Hanging Rock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanging Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanging Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanging Rock Cemetery is located in Lancaster County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
  • Westville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shepard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
  • Spring Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
  • Kershaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakhurst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <7>
    • Ridgeway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Smallwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Great Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Mitford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
    • Bethune
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bell Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County

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
    • Camden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Smyrles Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Camden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Kershaw
  • Ridgeway

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 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:

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: GNIS record #1226709 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: White Oak Creek
    • County: Kershaw         Elev: 130
    • Location given for GNIS #1226709 (Smyrles Cemetery)

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 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 obstructions 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 Smyrles Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3826, Longitude: -80.6898       In this case, the coordinates for the Smyrles 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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