A visit to the Bridges 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 Bridges Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridges Cemetery:
35.1293, -81.5254
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bridges Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies just to the west southwest of the Bridges Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bridges Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bridges Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridges Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Paran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Paran Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Paran Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Youngs Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Youngs Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Grove Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Goode Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Clingham Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Etters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Etters Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etters Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169825 <5>
- Heathcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Heathcock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcock Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Little Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Deal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Deal Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Cemetery
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 Bridges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridges Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blacksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Earl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Gaffney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Patterson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Gaffney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brittain Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Hickory Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Light Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Elizabeth City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Briarwood Townhouses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Village Square Townhouses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Kings Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Bridges 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 Bridges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Gaffney
- Kings Mountain
- Shelby
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 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 Bridges Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Bridges Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1228463 (Bridges Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228463 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blacksburg North
- Location given for Bridges Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1292963 Lon: -81.5253694
- 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bridges 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. |