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A visit to the Abingdon 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 Abingdon Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Abingdon 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 Abingdon Cemetery

Lat:   34.9601°   (34° 57' 36")

Lon:   -81.5143°   (-81° 30' 51")

The Abingdon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Abingdon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Abingdon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Cherokee County
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Gaffney.
    • The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2210236 <5>
  • Spears Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spears Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Whig Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whig Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whig Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whig Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Wood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Union County
  • McKissick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKissick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKissick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKissick Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Garner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garner Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Askew Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Askew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Askew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Askew Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hames - Gault Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hames - Gault Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hames - Gault Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hames - Gault Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Going Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Going Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Going Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Going Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Foster - Woolbright Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster - Woolbright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster - Woolbright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foster - Woolbright Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Pinckney Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinckney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinckney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pinckney Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in York County
    • Canaan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Heathcock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heathcock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heathcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heathcock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Abingdon Cemetery.

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

  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in York County
  • Hickory Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Smyrna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Blairsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
    • Blairsville is located in York County
  • Sharon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kings Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Bailey Town is located in Union County
  • East Gaffney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaffney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
    • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
  • Gaffney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Union County
  • Cabal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
    • Cabal is located in Chester County
  • Blacksburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Jonesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockhart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pacolet Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Central Pacolet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Pacolet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <7>
    • Bonham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union County
    • York
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Filbert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
      • Filbert is located in York County
    • Grover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <7>
    • Macedonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
    • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
      • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Earl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Cowpens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
      • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <7>

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 Abingdon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abingdon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Abingdon 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 Abingdon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1228436  (Abingdon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1228436 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: Wilkinsville
    • County: Cherokee         Elev: 175
    • Location given for GNIS #1228436 (Abingdon Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 South Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Abingdon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9601, Longitude: -81.5143       In this case, the coordinates for the Abingdon 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>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>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.
<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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