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A visit to the Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.0448°   (34° 2' 41")

Lon:   -82.5262°   (-82° 31' 34")

The Boyd Cemetery is located in McCormick County<2>.

The county seat for McCormick County is located in McCormick. McCormick lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Boyd Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Boyd Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brough Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brough Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Hester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hester Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Tates Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tates Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tates Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tates Grove Cemetery is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Willington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willington Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    • The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Abbeville County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Abbeville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #285935 <5>
  • Rocky River Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Warrenton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrenton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Old Rocky River Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rocky River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rocky River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Hunters Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunters Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunters Chapel Cemetery is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Cades Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cades Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cades Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cades Chapel Cemetery is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Bethiah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethiah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethiah Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • De La Howe Tomb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De La Howe Tomb
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De La Howe Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The De La Howe Tomb is located in McCormick County
    • Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • Chisholm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisholm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisholm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chisholm Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Cemetery is located in McCormick County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Boyd Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Carmel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Willington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
    • Willington is located in McCormick County
  • Latimer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Latimer is located in Abbeville County
  • Monterey ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
  • Midway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Goshen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Abbeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Troy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
  • Lowndesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • McCormick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Verdery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
    • Tignall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
      • Tignall is located in Wilkes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <6>
    • Lake Secession
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
    • Lincolnton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Promised Land
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Antreville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
    • Iva
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
      • Iva is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <6>
    • Level Land
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
    • Plum Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Elberton
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Boyd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCormick County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1229451  (Boyd Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1229451 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: Calhoun Falls
    • County: McCormick         Elev: 167
    • Location given for GNIS #1229451 (Boyd 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 McCormick, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Boyd Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0448, Longitude: -82.5262       In this case, the coordinates for the Boyd 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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