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A visit to the Summerville Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Summerville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Summerville Cemetery (FG ID #71473).

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 Summerville Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summerville Cemetery:

32.9991, -80.2152

The Summerville Cemetery is located in Dorchester County<2>.

The county seat for Dorchester County is located in Saint George. Saint George lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Summerville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Summerville Cemetery.

Name Variations for Summerville Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Summerville Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Park Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Summerville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Murray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Murray Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
  • Salters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salters Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Cemetery
  • Cooke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Cooke Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
  • Jedburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Jedburg Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jedburg Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
  • Rosom Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosom Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosom Hill Cemetery
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ridge Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Huff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Huff Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
  • Pear Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Pear Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Cypress Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cypress Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
    • Middleton Place Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
    • Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cummings Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beech Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
    • The Droze Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Droze Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Droze Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Droze Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Plantation Gardens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Summerville Cemetery.

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

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 Summerville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dorchester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summerville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Summerville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Dorchester 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 Summerville Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #71473

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1226959  (Summerville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1226959 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: Dorchester
      • Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stallsville
      • Location given for Summerville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.9990597     Lon: -80.2153725
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Dorchester, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerville 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.