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A visit to the Waxhaw 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 Waxhaw Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.7901°   (34° 47' 24")

Lon:   -80.8317°   (-80° 49' 54")

The Waxhaw Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.

The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the southeast of the Waxhaw Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Waxhaw Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cureton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cureton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cureton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cureton Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Wrens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wrens Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Stinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stinson Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • West Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Side Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Clinton Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clinton Memorial Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Andrew Jackson Memorial
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrew Jackson Memorial
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrew Jackson Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andrew Jackson Memorial is located in Union County (NC)
  • Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
    • The Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located in York County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Catawba.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156600 <5>
  • Lancaster Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Memorial Park
    • The Lancaster Memorial Park is located in Lancaster County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lancaster Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lancaster.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70478 <5>
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Union Ezella Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Ezella Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Ezella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Ezella Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Caskey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caskey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caskey Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Six Mile Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Six Mile Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Six Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in York County
    • Mt. Calvary AME Zion Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Union County (NC)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Waxhaw (NC).
      • The Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Roundtop Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159148 <5>
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • McWorter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWorter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWorter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McWorter Cemetery is located in Union County (NC)
    • Ararat Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ararat Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ararat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ararat Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Stroud Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stroud Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Camp Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County (NC)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waxhaw Cemetery.

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

  • Riverside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
  • Caskey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caskey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
  • Van Wyck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lancaster Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
    • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
  • Lancaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Irwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
  • Catawba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Lawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
  • Jaars
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
    • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
  • Roddey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
    • Roddey is located in York County
    • Roddey has also been known as:
    • Coates Tavern
  • Jackson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lesslie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lesslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
      • Lesslie is located in York County
    • Bell Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
    • Elgin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
    • Waxhaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <7>
    • Edgemoor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lando
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Richburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Primus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
    • Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
    • Mineral Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <7>
    • Pleasant Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Marvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • Rock Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Land
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Waxhaw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waxhaw 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 helpful 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 Waxhaw Cemetery:

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 Waxhaw Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1241796  (Waxhaw Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1241796 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: Van Wyck
    • County: Lancaster         Elev: 182
    • Location given for GNIS #1241796 (Waxhaw Cemetery)

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/

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 Lancaster, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Waxhaw Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7901, Longitude: -80.8317       In this case, the coordinates for the Waxhaw Cemetery 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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