A visit to the Galilee 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 Galilee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galilee Cemetery:
35.1004, -81.5454
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Galilee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Galilee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies just to the west southwest of the Galilee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Galilee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Galilee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galilee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Little Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Blacksburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Blacksburg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg Cemetery
- Divine True Holiness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Youngs Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Youngs Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Grove Cemetery
- Heathcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Heathcock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcock Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Goode Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Mt. Paran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Paran Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Paran Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Etters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Etters Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etters Cemetery
- Clingham Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Galilee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galilee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blacksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Gaffney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Patterson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Brittain Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Boiling Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Light Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Elizabeth City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Briarwood Townhouses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Galilee 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 Galilee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Gaffney
- Shelby
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 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 Galilee 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 Galilee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1228537 (Galilee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228537 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: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blacksburg South
- Location given for Galilee Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1004072 Lon: -81.5453705
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galilee 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. |