A visit to the Wheeler 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 Wheeler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheeler Cemetery:
33.8996, -80.2787
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Sumter. Sumter lies just to the west northwest of the Wheeler Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wheeler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Brogden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brogden Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden Cemetery
- Reams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Reams Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Wood Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wood Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Chapel Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Mitchel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mitchel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchel Cemetery
- Sumter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sumter Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Burnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnson Cemetery
- The Burnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brunsons Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69649 <5>
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Green Acres Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Green Acres Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- White - Dick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The White - Dick Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White - Dick Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gadson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gadson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadson Cemetery
- Dargon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dargon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dargon Cemetery
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 Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Sumter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Sumter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Sumter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Millwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ashley Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Mayesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Privateer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Cane Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Cherryvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alcolu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gable
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalzell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sardinia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Wedgefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Manning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Turbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pinewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stateburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
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 Wheeler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheeler 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 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1227516 (Wheeler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1227516 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 45 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sumter East
- Location given for Wheeler Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8996031 Lon: -80.2786901
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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 Sumter, 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 from Point A (ie- Wheeler 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. |