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A visit to the Spencer 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 Spencer Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.1710°   (34° 10' 15")

Lon:   -79.4831°   (-79° 28' 59")

The Spencer Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the east of the Spencer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spencer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wahee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wahee Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Durant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Durant Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • New Life Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Haselden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haselden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haselden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haselden Cemetery is located in Dillon County
  • Wahee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wahee Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Kirton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kirton Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Moody Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moody Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Moody Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moody Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Salem UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem UMC Cemetery
    • The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem UMC Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Florence.
    • The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Claussen Cemetery
    • Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331293 <5>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Spring Branch Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smithy Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Marion County
    • Turner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Christmas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christmas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christmas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christmas Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Mace Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mace Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
      • The Reedy Creek Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • The Reedy Creek Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Reedy Creek Baptist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1712589 <5>
    • Ammons Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ammons Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Livingston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Devotion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tranquil Methodist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lane Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Powers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powers Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Lane Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Dillon County

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 Spencer Cemetery.

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

  • Laughlin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laughlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Laughlin is located in Marion County
  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sellers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Florence County
  • Tabernacle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
  • Rains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mars Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
    • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
  • Latta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Centenary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pamplico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mullins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Floydale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Park City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Tara Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
    • Galivants Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Quinby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Siesta Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
      • Siesta Village is located in Florence County
    • Friendfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
    • Florence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Danwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gresham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry 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 Spencer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spencer 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 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 Spencer 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 Spencer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1226790  (Spencer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1226790 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: Marion
    • County: Marion         Elev: 21
    • Location given for GNIS #1226790 (Spencer Cemetery)

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/

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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Spencer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1710, Longitude: -79.4831       In this case, the coordinates for the Spencer 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>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>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.
<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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