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A visit to the Good Shepherd Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Good Shepherd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Good Shepherd Cemetery

Lat:   35.2148°   (35° 12' 53")

Lon:   -82.2290°   (-82° 13' 44")

The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the north northeast of the Good Shepherd Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Good Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Polk Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Polk Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Memorial Gardens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jones Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311460 <6>
  • Patty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patty Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Jones - Price Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones - Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones - Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones - Price Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Gowansville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gowansville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gowansville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gowansville Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Mountain Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Hill Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Glassy Mtn. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glassy Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glassy Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glassy Mtn. Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Jackson Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Grove Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Abrams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)

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 Good Shepherd Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Good Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Tryon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lynn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Polk County
  • Landrum
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <7>
  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gowensville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
    • Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Mill Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
    • Mill Spring is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Spring <7>
  • Saluda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
    • Saluda is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <7>
  • Campobello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Baxter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baxter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Henderson County
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Gramling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Upward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
    • Upward is located in Henderson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Zirconia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Henderson County
    • East Flat Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Flat Rock
      • East Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Flat Rock <7>
    • Tuxedo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
      • Tuxedo is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo <7>
    • Flat Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <7>
    • Claremont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Henderson County
    • Tigerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Inman Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
      • Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Inman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <7>
    • Fingerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barker Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
      • Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
    • Mount Olive
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Henderson County
    • O'Neal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Neal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
      • O'Neal is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • U-No
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
      • U-No is located in Henderson County
    • Carolina Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
      • Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
    • Hendersonville
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Good Shepherd 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery:

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 Good Shepherd Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1024744  (Good Shepherd Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1024744 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Landrum
    • County: Polk         Elev: 326
    • Location given for GNIS #1024744 (Good Shepherd Cemetery)

The official website for Polk County: www.polknc.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Good Shepherd Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2148, Longitude: -82.2290       In this case, the coordinates for the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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