A visit to the Sparrow Swamp 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 Sparrow Swamp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery:
34.0543, -79.8770
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sparrow Swamp Cemetery is located in Florence County<2>.
The county seat for Florence County is located in Florence. Florence lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sparrow Swamp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sansbury Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Cemetery
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469835 <5>
- Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Prong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Meadow Prong Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Prong Cemetery
- Nowlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nowlin Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Florence.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2519366 <5>
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Elim Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elim Methodist Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elim Methodist Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Lake City.
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Lynchs Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sansbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carter's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Carter's Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Danwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518091 <5>
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memory Gardens
- James Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sparrow Swamp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jones Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Sardis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Cusac Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Hobbs Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
- Danwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Danwood is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Timmonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Effingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tara Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tara Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Cartersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Alexander Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
- Siesta Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Scranton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendfield is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Turbeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Lamar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
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 Sparrow Swamp Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Florence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sparrow Swamp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Florence
- Lamar
- Lamar lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lamar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Olanta
- Olanta lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olanta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olanta
- Scranton
- Timmonsville
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 Sparrow Swamp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Florence 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 Sparrow Swamp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1242205 (Sparrow Swamp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1242205 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: Florence
- Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sardis
- Location given for Sparrow Swamp Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0543252 Lon: -79.8770118
- 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 Florence, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sparrow Swamp 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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