A visit to the Camp 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 Camp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Camp Cemetery:
35.1165, -81.4623
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Camp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Camp Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Camp Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Camp Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Camp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Camp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Etters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Etters Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etters Cemetery
- Clingham Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goode Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Divine True Holiness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blacksburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blacksburg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg Cemetery
- Heathcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Heathcock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcock Cemetery
- Blalock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blalock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mullinax Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullinax Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinax Cemetery
- Deal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Deal Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Cemetery
- Mt. Paran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Paran Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Paran Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Howser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howser Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howser Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch 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 Camp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Camp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kings Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Patterson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 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
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- East Gaffney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Kings Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Gaffney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brittain Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- 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
- Briarwood Townhouses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Village Square Townhouses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Filbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Elizabeth City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
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 Camp 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 Camp 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 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 Camp 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 Camp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1228471 (Camp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228471 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: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kings Creek
- Location given for Camp Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.11652 Lon: -81.4623106
- 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 '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- Camp 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. |