A visit to the Five Forks 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 Five Forks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Five Forks Cemetery:
34.8087, -82.2318
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Five Forks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Five Forks Cemetery is located in Greenville County<2>.
The county seat for Greenville County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Five Forks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Five Forks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Five Forks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Five Forks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vaughan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Hudson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudson Family Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Family Cemetery
- First Baptist Church of Mauldin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The First Baptist Church of Mauldin Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Church of Mauldin Cemetery
- The First Baptist Church of Mauldin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mauldin First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975212 <5>
- Simpsonville Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mauldin Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Standing Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Shady Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Cannon Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cannon Memorial Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Memorial Park
- New Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Penden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Penden Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penden Cemetery
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Chapel Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Chapel Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Christian Church Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69410 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Fountain Inn Municipal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Golden View Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Green Pond Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Pond Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greer City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Greer City Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer City Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Five Forks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Five Forks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Pelham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Mauldin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Gate Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Conestee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Reidville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Inn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chick Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Green Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Taylors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wade Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Gantt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Brookside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Startex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sans Souci
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- City View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Judson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Welcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- White Horse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
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 Five Forks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Greenville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Five Forks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fountain Inn
- Greenville
- Greer
- Simpsonville
- Taylors
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Five Forks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Greenville 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 Five Forks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1245467 (Five Forks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1245467 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: Greenville
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pelham
- Location given for Five Forks Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8087302 Lon: -82.2317812
- 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 Greenville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Forks 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. |
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