A visit to the Garden of Memories ...
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 Garden of Memories ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Memories:
34.4779, -82.4462
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garden of Memories can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garden of Memories is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Garden of Memories .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garden of Memories.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Garden of Memories.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Memories, with the nearest first.
- Greer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Greer Family Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Family Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honea Path Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Honea Path Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- City of Belton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Belton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Bethany Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Shadow Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shadow Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kay Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Cemetery
- Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dorchester Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neals Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Neals Creek Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Creek Cemetery
- McFall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McFall Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
- Long Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70717 <5>
- Keowee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Keowee Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keowee Cemetery
- Cooley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley 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 Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Memories, with the nearest first:
- Honea Path
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donalds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Level Land
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Due West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pelzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lickville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- West Pelzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ware Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fork Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Homeland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Antreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Anderson Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Deans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Northlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Starr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Secession
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Mount Gallagher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Green Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Garden of Memories. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson
- Belton
- Donalds
- Due West
- Pelzer
- Ware Shoals
- Williamston
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 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 Garden of Memories:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Garden of Memories:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1222645 (Garden of Memories)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1222645 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honea Path
- Location given for Garden of Memories:
- Lat: 34.4778889 Lon: -82.4462368
- 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 Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Garden of Memories) 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. |