A visit to the Fishing Creek 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 Fishing Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fishing Creek Cemetery:
35.0151, -81.2487
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fishing Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fishing Creek Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies just to the south southeast of the Fishing Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fishing Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Fishing Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fishing Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lakeview Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard
- The Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard has also been known as:
- Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olivet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70956 <5>
- Bowling Green Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Apple Road Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kings Mtn. Battleground Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mullinax Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullinax Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinax Cemetery
- Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howser Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Howser Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howser Cemetery
- Blalock Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Blalock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock Cemetery
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Rock Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156020 <5>
- Freedom Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grandview Memorial Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Memorial Park
- The Grandview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Grand View Memorial Park
- Barber Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fishing Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fishing Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- York
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Filbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McConnells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- India Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Tega Cay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Lake Wylie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rock Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Smith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Riverview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Grover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Blacksburg
(16 miles [25.7 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 Fishing Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fishing Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Clover
- Kings Mountain
- Rock Hill
- York
- York lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fishing Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 helpful 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 Fishing Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to York 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 Fishing Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1222410 (Fishing Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1222410 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: York
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clover
- Location given for Fishing Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0151352 Lon: -81.2486841
- 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 York, 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 from Point A (ie- Fishing Creek 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. |