A visit to the Willow Grove 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 Willow Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Grove Cemetery:
34.0296, -80.5998
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willow Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Sumter. Sumter lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Willow Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Willow Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old McGraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old McGraw Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McGraw Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- General Sumters Tomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The General Sumters Tomb is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Sumters Tomb
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
- McLeod Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhaven Preserve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenhaven Preserve is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven Preserve
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLeod UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McLeod UMC Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod UMC Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Bardell Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bardell Graveyard is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardell Graveyard
- Shiloh AME Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Pilgrims Way Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Logues Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Logues Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logues Cemetery
- Four Bridges Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Four Bridges Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bridges Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boykin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin 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 Willow Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Horatio
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Claremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Rembert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stateburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Cherryvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Dalzell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wedgefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Cane Savannah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Sumter Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lugoff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Bruner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Gadsden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ashley Creek Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- South Sumter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Sumter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Pinewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Privateer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Oswego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
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 Willow Grove 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 Willow Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Willow Grove 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 Willow Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1227626 (Willow Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1227626 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: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rembert
- Location given for Willow Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0295975 Lon: -80.5998068
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Grove 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. |