A visit to the Spell 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 Spell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spell Cemetery:
33.1188, -80.7120
The Spell Cemetery is located in Colleton County<1>.
The county seat for Colleton County is located in Walterboro. Walterboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south of the Spell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Spell Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Miss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Miss Cemetery is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Miss Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- May - Stokes - Raysor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spell - Risher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
- Hagerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hagerman Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman Cemetery
- Appleby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Appleby Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby Cemetery
- Whitestone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitestone Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone Cemetery
- Heaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Heaton Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The May Cemetery is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Grace UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Smoaks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smoaks Cemetery is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoaks Cemetery
- Canadys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Canadys Cemetery is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadys Cemetery
- Utsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Utsey Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsey Cemetery
- Westbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
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]<2> of the Spell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smoaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canadys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reevesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sixty Six
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walterboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Drigger Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Round O
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sniders Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ehrhardt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cottageville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rowesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Islandton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drawdy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Drawdy is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
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 Spell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colleton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Branchville
- Ehrhardt
- Saint George
- Walterboro
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 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 Spell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Colleton 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 Spell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1240751 (Spell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1240751 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: Colleton
- Est. Elev: 29 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint George SW
- Location given for Spell Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1187743 Lon: -80.7120424
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Colleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spell Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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