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A visit to the Union 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 Union Cemetery ...

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

33.6382, -79.4239

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Union Cemetery is located in Georgetown County<2>.

The county seat for Georgetown County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Union Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Black Mingo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Black Mingo Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mingo Cemetery
  • Nesmith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Nesmith Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith Cemetery
  • Poplar Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Poplar Hill Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill Cemetery
  • Harmon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Brockington Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
    • The Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Friendship Cemetery
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
  • Indiantown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Forest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
  • Hucks Field Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Hucks Field Cemetery is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hucks Field Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hemingway.
      • The Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
      • Muddy Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69931 <5>
    • Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hemingway.
      • The Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lawrimore Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422037 <5>
    • Garden of Devotion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Old Johnsonville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bethlehem Holiness Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bluff Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.

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

  • Rome
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Allentown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Nesmith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Snow Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
  • Willie Towne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
  • Carters Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
  • Stuckey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Hemingway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Indiantown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Johnsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Campfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
  • Andrews
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
    • Bucksport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
    • Brownway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
    • Sampit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
    • Georgetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Steele Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
    • Waverly Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
    • Hannah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Gresham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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 Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Georgetown County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Union Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Georgetown 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 Union Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1232487  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1232487 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: Georgetown
      • Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Henry
      • Location given for Union Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6382226     Lon: -79.4239452
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Georgetown, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union 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>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.