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A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery

Lat:   34.0671°   (34° 4' 1")

Lon:   -80.1645°   (-80° 9' 52")

The Wells Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Bishopville. Bishopville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wells Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sanders Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Mayesville Black River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayesville Black River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayesville Black River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayesville Black River Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Scarborough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scarborough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scarborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scarborough Cemetery is located in Darlington County
  • Scotts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scotts Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coopers Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Field Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Field Cemetery is located in Florence County
  • Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marys Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Cartersville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cartersville Cemetery
    • The Cartersville Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cartersville Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Cartersville.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Clark Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Trinity UMC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity UMC Cemetery
      • The Trinity UMC Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Campground Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Darlington County
    • Chandler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Reynolds Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Family Cemetery
      • The Reynolds Family Cemetery is located in Darlington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reynolds Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Lamar.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2574301 <5>
    • Parnell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parnell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parnell Cemetery is located in Lee County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.

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

  • Elliott
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Atkins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
  • Lynchburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mayesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
  • Oswego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
  • Lamar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <6>
  • Manville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Manville is located in Lee County
  • Shiloh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
  • Bishopville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
  • East Sumter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Sardis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Alcot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Timmonsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sumter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Turbeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalzell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • South Sumter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Syracuse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
    • Lydia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Millwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • Sardinia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Olanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County

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 Wells Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1706230  (Wells Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1706230 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: Elliott
    • County: Lee         Elev: 49
    • Location given for GNIS #1706230 (Wells Cemetery)

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 Lee, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wells Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0671, Longitude: -80.1645       In this case, the coordinates for the Wells 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>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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