A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
34.3276, -82.0123
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Laurens County<2>.
The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waterloo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waterloo Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Waterloo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962171 <5>
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Bethabara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethabara Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethabara Cemetery
- Head Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Head Springs Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Springs Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Lisbon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Sauls Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sauls Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Chapel Cemetery
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Andrews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Little River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Galliger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Galliger Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Galliger Cemetery
- Kings Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Kings Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel Cemetery
- Old Tabernacle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Holy Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Holy Grove Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Grove Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jersey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Jersey Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey 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 Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cross Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collins Lakeside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coronaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Cold Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Anglers Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Mudlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Ninety Six
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ekom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Laurens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cokesbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Grendel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Mount Gallagher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairforest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Joanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Panola Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Mathews Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Chappells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kinards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Greenwood
- Laurens
- Ninety Six
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 professional and volunteer 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Laurens 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1222540 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1222540 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: Laurens
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterloo
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3276254 Lon: -82.012332
- 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 Laurens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin 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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