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A visit to the Sykes Savannah United Methodist Church (UMC) 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 Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery

Lat:   32.9852°   (32° 59' 6")

Lon:   -80.8604°   (-80° 51' 37")

The Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery is located in Colleton County<1>.

The county seat for Colleton County is located in Walterboro. Walterboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sykes Savannah UMC 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 Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Ruffin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruffin Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Breland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Breland Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Cross Swamp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Swamp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cross Swamp Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Ulmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ulmer Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • John Herndon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Herndon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The John Herndon Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Warren - Key Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren - Key Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren - Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warren - Key Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Smyly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smyly Cemetery is located in Colleton County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Strickland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Little Swamp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Swamp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Swamp Cemetery is located in Bamberg County
    • Carter Ford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Ford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Ford Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Rice Path Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Adnah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adnah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adnah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adnah Cemetery is located in Colleton County
    • Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Peniel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peniel Cemetery is located in Colleton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sykes Savannah UMC 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 Sykes Savannah UMC 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 Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery:

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 '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 Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9852, Longitude: -80.8604    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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