About Hammond Cemetery
Hammond Cemetery is a cemetery near Clearwater, Aiken County, South Carolina. It lies about 5.6 mi north of Clearwater. The grounds sit at about 410 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: James Henry Hammond. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1223005. The nearest other listed cemetery is Zubly Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is C A Reid Sr Memorial Funeral Home in Augusta, about 5.6 mi away. It is one of 72 cemeteries we list in Aiken County, and 56 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Aiken County dates to 1852.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Clearwater. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Hammond Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 journalist, 1 US representative, 1 US senator.
- James Henry Hammond1807-1864Governor of South Carolina, South Carolina politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hammond Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Hammond Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Zubly CemeteryClearwater, SCCemetery2.4 mi
- Glover CemeteryBurnettown, SCCemetery2.7 mi
- Hankinson CemeteryJackson, SCCemetery3.3 mi
- Galphin CemeteryJackson, SCCemetery3.6 mi
- Glover CemeteryBurnettown, SCCemetery4.4 mi
- Walker Memorial ParkAugusta, GAMemorial park4.8 mi
- Saint Marks CemeteryNew Ellenton, SCCemetery5.5 mi
- New Savannah CemeteryAugusta, GACemetery6.0 mi
- Cedar Grove CemeteryAugusta, GACemetery6.0 mi
- Magnolia CemeteryAugusta, GACemetery6.2 mi
Funeral homes near Hammond Cemetery
- C A Reid Sr Memorial Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · Augusta · (706) 724-7594
- Hatcher Funeral Home & Crmtn6.5 miFuneral home · Langley · (803) 593-8778
- Peoples Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Augusta · (706) 724-1885
- W H Mays Mortuary7.1 miMortuary · Augusta · (706) 722-6401
- Elliott Sons Funeral Homes7.5 miFuneral home · Augusta · (706) 722-5566
- Williams Funeral Home Inc7.5 miFuneral home · Augusta · (706) 722-5551
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