A visit to the Dye 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 Dye Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dye Cemetery:
35.1157, -81.4915
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dye Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dye Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dye Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dye Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Dye Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dye Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Divine True Holiness Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blacksburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Blacksburg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Etters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Etters Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etters Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Clingham Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Paran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Paran Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Paran Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Heathcock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcock Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Blalock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blalock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock Cemetery
- Mullinax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mullinax Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinax Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Deal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Deal Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal 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
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dye Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dye Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blacksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kings Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earl
(5 miles [8 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
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- 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
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- 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
- Gaffney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brittain Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Kings Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- 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)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- 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
- 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
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Stony Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Boiling Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Dye 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 Dye 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 visit 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 Dye 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 Dye Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1228513 (Dye Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228513 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: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kings Creek
- Location given for Dye Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.115686 Lon: -81.4914791
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dye 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. |