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A visit to the West End 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 West End Cemetery ...

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

33.6621, -80.7895

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

The West End Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.

The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Saint Matthews. Saint Matthews lies just to the east northeast of the West End Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West End Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the West End Cemetery.<4>

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

  • First Assembly of God Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
  • Crestview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crestview Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Cemetery
  • Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary AME Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Belleville Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bull Swamp Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Bull Swamp Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Swamp Cemetery
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Goodin Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
  • St. Stephen Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Limestone UMC Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Limestone UMC Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone UMC Cemetery
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #288147 <5>
    • Orangeburg Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
    • First Baptist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
    • Four Holes Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tom Seay Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tom Seay Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Seay Cemetery

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 West End Cemetery.

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

  • Saint Matthews
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jamison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
  • Cameron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Stilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
  • Wren Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
  • Creston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Creston is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Brookdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
  • Wilkinson Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
  • Orangeburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gadsden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Edisto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
  • Weston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Weston is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elloree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pinewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Cordova
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sumter Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
    • North
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <6>
    • Bolen Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
    • Swansea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Woodford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Bruner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Parler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Pinewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 West End Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 West End Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Calhoun 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 West End Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1227487  (West End Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1227487 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: Calhoun
      • Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint Matthews
      • Location given for West End Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6620983     Lon: -80.7895349
      • 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 Calhoun, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West End 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.