A visit to the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:
34.9168, -83.0107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alexander Cemetery is located in Oconee County<2>.
The county seat for Oconee County is located in Walhalla. Walhalla lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Alexander Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alexander Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Whitmere Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Whitmere Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmere Cemetery
- Wolf Pit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wolf Pit Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pit Cemetery
- Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Tamassee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189176 <5>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boone's Creek Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pells Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Isaqueena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Isaqueena Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McKinney Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Stamp Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Stamp Creek Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tamassee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nine Times
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Walhalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Six Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Sapphire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cashiers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rocky Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Highlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Toxaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Longcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Pickens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Westminster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clemson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scaly Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sky Valley
(18 miles [29 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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oconee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashiers
- Central
- Clemson
- Highlands
- Pickens
- Seneca
- Walhalla
- Westminster
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 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Oconee 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1220153 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1220153 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: Oconee
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tamassee
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9167574 Lon: -83.010704
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Oconee, 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- Alexander 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. |