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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 Tomb of Colonel William Washington ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tomb of Colonel William Washington can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tomb of Colonel William Washington

Lat:   32.7980°   (32° 47' 52")

Lon:   -80.1454°   (-80° 8' 43")

The Tomb of Colonel William Washington is located in Charleston County<2>.

The county seat for Charleston County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Tomb of Colonel William Washington .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Tomb of Colonel William Washington.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tomb of Colonel William Washington, with the nearest first.

  • Hughes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • Chaplin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaplin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaplin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chaplin Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • Live Oak Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Castle Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • Middleton Place Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Place Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middleton Place Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • White Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Charleston County
  • Riverview Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverview Memorial Park is located in Charleston County
  • Cooke Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooke Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • Carolina Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carolina Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carolina Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carolina Memorial Gardens is located in Charleston County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • Salters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salters Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Parker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • St. Patricks Catholic Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery
      • The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beth Elohim Cemetery
      • Buquenin Ave. Cemetery
      • KK Beth Elohim Cemetery
      • KKBE Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225093 <5>
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Adverse Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adverse Cemetery
      • The Adverse Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • The Adverse Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Citadel Square Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69384 <5>
    • Emanuel AME Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Greek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greek Cemetery
      • The Greek Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • The Greek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greek Orthodox Cemetery
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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 Tomb of Colonel William Washington.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tomb of Colonel William Washington, with the nearest first.

  • Essex Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
  • Ravenel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hollywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Johns Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meggett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wadmalaw Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Charles Towne Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Towne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
    • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
  • Old Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Charleston County
  • Grove Creek Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
    • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
  • Dorchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
  • North Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • James Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Charleston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chandler Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Adams Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanahan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Otranto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otranto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Rockville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Kiawah Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ladson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Flowertown Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Goose Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Caromi Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caromi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Lincolnville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people

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 Tomb of Colonel William Washington. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Charleston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tomb of Colonel William Washington.

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 Tomb of Colonel William Washington:

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 Tomb of Colonel William Washington:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1253287  (Tomb of Colonel William Washington)
    • Note: GNIS record #1253287 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: Ravenel
    • County: Charleston         Elev: 7
    • Location given for GNIS #1253287 (Tomb of Colonel William Washington)

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

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 Charleston, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Tomb of Colonel William Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7980, Longitude: -80.1454       In this case, the coordinates for the Tomb of Colonel William Washington 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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