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A visit to the Wassamassaw 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 Wassamassaw Cemetery ...

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

33.1499, -80.1623

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

The Wassamassaw Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.

The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Moncks Corner. Moncks Corner lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wassamassaw Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wassamassaw Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wassamassaw Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rudd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Rudd Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Cemetery
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Appii Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Appii Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appii Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Plantation Gardens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Jedburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jedburg Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jedburg Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
    • Groomsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Groomsville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville Cemetery
    • Berkeley Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mims Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mims Lake Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims Lake Cemetery
    • Cypress Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cypress Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
    • Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Ridge Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
    • Westview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Westview Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
    • Graham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
    • St. Johns Baptist Churchyard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Baptist Churchyard is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Baptist Churchyard
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Baptist Churchyard is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Moncks Corner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71252 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wassamassaw Cemetery.

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

  • Washington Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
  • Brownsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Summerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Highland Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Ridgeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincolnville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Moncks Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pinopolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Holly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Tarry Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
  • Flowertown Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Chandler Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ladson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Caromi Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Sandridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Camelot Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Cross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Otranto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Goose Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cordesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bonneau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Wassamassaw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkeley County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Wassamassaw Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Berkeley 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 Wassamassaw Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1234664  (Wassamassaw Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1234664 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: Berkeley
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Summerville NW
      • Location given for Wassamassaw Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.14989     Lon: -80.1623118
      • 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 Berkeley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wassamassaw 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.
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