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A visit to the Whilden 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 Whilden Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.1504°   (34° 9' 1")

Lon:   -80.3240°   (-80° 19' 26")

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

The county seat for Lee County is located in Bishopville. Bishopville lies just to the northeast of the Whilden Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Whilden Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McLellan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLellan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLellan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McLellan Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Rembert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rembert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rembert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rembert Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Piedmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piedmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piedmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Pate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pate Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Scotts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McCaskill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCaskill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCaskill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCaskill Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
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    • Lockard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lockard Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Capers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capers Cemetery
      • The Capers Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johns Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Wells Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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

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 Whilden Cemetery.

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

  • Manville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Manville is located in Lee County
  • Bishopville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elliott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oswego
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
  • Alcot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
    • Alcot is located in Lee County
  • Dalzell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rembert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mulberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Mayesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Sumter County
  • Atkins
    (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Lamar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cherryvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Sumter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • East Sumter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Lynchburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lydia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Horatio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Millwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • South Sumter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Cassatt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stateburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stateburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
    • Cartersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Shepard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
    • Camden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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 Whilden 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 Whilden 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 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 Whilden 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 Whilden Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1227523  (Whilden Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1227523 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: Bishopville West
    • County: Lee         Elev: 62
    • Location given for GNIS #1227523 (Whilden 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whilden Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1504, Longitude: -80.3240       In this case, the coordinates for the Whilden 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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