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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:

33.5671, -79.8328

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 Williamsburg County<2>.

The county seat for Williamsburg County is located in Kingstree. Kingstree lies just to the north 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Salters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salters Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Cemetery
  • McClary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The McClary Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClary Cemetery
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crossroads Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Kingstree.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485252 <5>
  • McClary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The McClary Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClary Cemetery
  • Kingstree Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Easley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Easley Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Easley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Greeleyville.
    • The Easley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484801 <5>
  • Williamsburg Presbyterian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Beth Or Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Beth Or Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Or Cemetery
  • Williamsburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Keels Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Keels Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keels Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Broad Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Oldfield Plantation Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Keller Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Keller Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
    • Spring Gully Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Spring Gully Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gully Cemetery
    • Cedar Swamp Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Swamp Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Swamp Cemetery
    • Cedar Swamp Methodist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Swamp Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Swamp Methodist Church Cemetery
      • The Cedar Swamp Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Swamp Cemetery
    • Wilson Chapel Missionary First Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Salters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <6>
  • Kingstree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greeleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Saint Stephen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
  • Region Town ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
  • Judge Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
  • Pineville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Russellville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alvin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Cades
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Andrews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Snow Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Union Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Bonneau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Nesmith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Indiantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Eadytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Jamestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wren Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village

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 Williamsburg 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 first visit 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 Williamsburg 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 #1241530  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1241530 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: Williamsburg
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Salters
      • Location given for Union Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.5671096     Lon: -79.8328499
      • 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 Williamsburg, 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- 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.