A visit to the Wrens 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 Wrens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wrens Cemetery:
34.8449, -80.8170
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wrens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wrens Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the south southeast of the Wrens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wrens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Wrens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wrens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cureton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cureton Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureton Cemetery
- Andrew Jackson Memorial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waxhaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Waxhaw Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw Cemetery
- Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Catawba.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156600 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Six Mile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Cemetery
- Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Waxhaw (NC).
- The Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roundtop Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159148 <5>
- Eastside Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastside Community Cemetery is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Community Cemetery
- The Eastside Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189136 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Clinton Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McWorter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McWorter Cemetery is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWorter Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary AME Zion Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lancaster Memorial Park is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lancaster Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lancaster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70478 <5>
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Caskey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Caskey Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Silver Run Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
- Union Ezella Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Ezella Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ezella Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wrens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wrens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Van Wyck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Springdell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Jaars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waxhaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caskey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Roddey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Lesslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lancaster Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Fort Lawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Lando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Wesley Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Cox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Fort Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weddington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Rock Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Wrens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wrens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Mill
- Lancaster
- Rock Hill
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 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 Wrens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Wrens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1241806 (Wrens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1241806 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Van Wyck
- Location given for Wrens Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8448696 Lon: -80.817015
- 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 Lancaster, 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 from Point A (ie- Wrens 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. |
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