A visit to the Abrams Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Abrams Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Abrams Cemetery (FG ID #2273919).
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 Abrams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Abrams Cemetery:
35.2431, -82.0899
The Abrams Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the west of the Abrams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Abrams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Abrams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Abrams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Grove Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Polk Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor Plantation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poors Ford Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kistlers Chapel UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Tanners Grove United Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller - Twitty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Abrams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Abrams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mill Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Landrum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tryon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fingerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Campobello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Gowensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gramling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rutherfordton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Inman Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Inman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alexander Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chesnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Mush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saluda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Abrams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abrams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chesnee
- Columbus
- Forest City
- Inman
- Landrum
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
- Tryon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Abrams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Abrams Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2273919
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Polk, 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- Abrams 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |