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. 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Good Shepherd Cemetery:
35.2148, -82.2290
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Polk Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Patty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Jones - Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Gowansville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gowansville Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowansville Cemetery
- Mountain Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain Hill Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill Cemetery
- Glassy Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Glassy Mtn. Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy Mtn. Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jackson Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Grove Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- 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)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Landrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <6>
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Gowensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Mill Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saluda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Campobello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gramling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Zirconia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- East Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tuxedo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Tigerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Inman Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <6>
- Fingerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
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.
- Columbus
- Inman
- Inman lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Inman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Landrum
- Tryon
- Tryon lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tryon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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:
- 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1024744 (Good Shepherd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1024744 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Landrum
- Location given for Good Shepherd Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2148362 Lon: -82.2290033
- 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 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- Good Shepherd 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |