A visit to the Wood Chapel 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 Wood Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wood Chapel Cemetery:
33.8777, -80.3270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wood Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wood Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Sumter. Sumter lies just to the north northwest of the Wood Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wood Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wood Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wood Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Sumter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sumter Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Cemetery
- Green Acres Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Acres Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Gadson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gadson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadson Cemetery
- Dargon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dargon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dargon Cemetery
- Hillside Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Brogden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brogden Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Reams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Reams Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- The White - Dick Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White - Dick Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Burnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Chandler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Mitchel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mitchel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wood Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wood Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lakewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- South Sumter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Sumter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Sumter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Millwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ashley Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Privateer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Cane Savannah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Paxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oswego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Cherryvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mayesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alcolu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalzell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Wedgefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pinewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Gable
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stateburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Sumter Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Manning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
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 Wood Chapel 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 Wood Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wood Chapel 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 Wood Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1227691 (Wood Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1227691 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: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sumter East
- Location given for Wood Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8776587 Lon: -80.3270248
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wood Chapel 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. |