A visit to the Blackstock Road 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 Blackstock Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackstock Road Cemetery:
34.6562, -81.8237
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackstock Road Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackstock Road Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Union. Union lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Blackstock Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackstock Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Blackstock Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackstock Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grace Chapel Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Bobo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bobo Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Padgetts Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holcombe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holcombe Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombe Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70745 <5>
- Cedar Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lower Fairforest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Prospects Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Putnam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Hebron United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Langston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Langston Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Bogansville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bogansville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogansville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blackstock Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackstock Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cross Anchor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Sedalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Tylersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Enoree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pauline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Renno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bonham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Woodruff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Moore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Court
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Joanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitmire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Kelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Roebuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central Pacolet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Pacolet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Stone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Camp Croft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
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 Blackstock Road Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackstock Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camp Croft
- Clinton
- Cross Anchor
- Laurens
- Union
- Union lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Blackstock Road Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Whitmire
- Woodruff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blackstock Road Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Blackstock Road Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1232835 (Blackstock Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1232835 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cross Anchor
- Location given for Blackstock Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6562417 Lon: -81.8237121
- 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 Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackstock Road 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. |
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