About Simkin Cemetery
Simkin Cemetery is a cemetery near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina. It lies about 2.8 mi south of Edgefield. The grounds sit at about 538 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Eldred Simkins. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1226627. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bland Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home in Edgefield, about 2.3 mi away. It is one of 41 cemeteries we list in Edgefield County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Edgefield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Simkin Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Eldred Simkins1779-1831American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Simkin 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
33.82763, -81.91539
What Simkin 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
- Bland CemeteryEdgefield, SCCemetery1.8 mi
- Eastview CemeteryEdgefield, SCCemetery2.2 mi
- Frazier CemeteryEdgefield, SCCemetery3.5 mi
- Warren CemeteryJohnston, SCCemetery4.0 mi
- DeLoach CemeteryEdgefield, SCCemetery4.1 mi
- Hollingsworth - Walker CemeteryEdgefield, SCCemetery5.2 mi
- Blocker CemeteryEdgefield, SCCemetery5.3 mi
- Holmes CemeteryJohnston, SCCemetery5.4 mi
- Marsh CemeteryEdgefield, SCCemetery5.6 mi
- Corley CemeteryEdgefield, SCCemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near Simkin Cemetery
- Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Edgefield · (803) 637-6536
- G L Brightharp and Sons Mortuary2.9 miMortuary · Edgefield · (803) 279-0026
- Amos and Sons Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Johnston · (803) 275-3315
- Bland Funeral Home6.8 miFuneral home · Johnston · (803) 275-2509
- Ramey Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Saluda · (864) 445-2366
- Davis Funeral Homes Inc15 miFuneral home · Ridge Spring · (803) 685-5120
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