A visit to the Fish Dam 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 Fish Dam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fish Dam Cemetery:
34.5888, -81.4329
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fish Dam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fish Dam Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Union. Union lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Fish Dam Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fish Dam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fish Dam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kellys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kellys Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Jeter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jeter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter Cemetery
- Charles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Cool Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cool Branch Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Branch Cemetery
- Castles - Stevenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Gilliams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gilliams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliams Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Shelton - Shivar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McConnell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McConnell Family Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McConnell Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Blair.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151019 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Dennis Crosby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dennis Crosby Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Crosby Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fish Dam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fish Dam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carlisle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tuckertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Sartor Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Meador ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Whitmire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glymphville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Gayle Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cornwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Cabal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Blackstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Bonham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Kelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Lowrys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
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 Fish Dam 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 Fish Dam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Fish Dam 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 Fish Dam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1247751 (Fish Dam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1247751 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: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carlisle
- Location given for Fish Dam Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5887505 Lon: -81.4328762
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fish Dam 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. |