A visit to the Garner Cemetery ...
The location of the Garner Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Garner Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garner Cemetery
Lat: 34.8576° (34° 51' 27")
Lon: -81.5348° (-81° 32' 5")
The Garner Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Union. Union lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Garner Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Garner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Union County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Kelly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Cabal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Lockhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bonham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pacolet Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Pacolet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Gaffney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaffney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Gaffney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Stone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Colerain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colerain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Lowrys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- McConnells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Garner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Camp Croft
- Cowpens
- Gaffney
- Union
- Union lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Garner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Garner Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
- Going Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Going Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Going Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Going Cemetery
- McKissick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKissick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKissick Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKissick Cemetery
- Foster - Woolbright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster - Woolbright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Foster - Woolbright Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster - Woolbright Cemetery
- Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
- Hames - Gault Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hames - Gault Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hames - Gault Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hames - Gault Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
- Foster Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Foster Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Chapel Cemetery
- Reidsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reidsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reidsville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reidsville Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pinckney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinckney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pinckney Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinckney Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Askew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Askew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Askew Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Askew Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
- Haney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Haney Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haney Cemetery
- Free Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Free Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Gallman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gallman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallman Cemetery
- Fawcett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fawcett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fawcett Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fawcett Cemetery
- Scales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Scales Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scales Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Garner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1232897 (Garner Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1232897 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Kelton
- County: Union Elev: 173
- Location given for GNIS #1232897 (Garner Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 Union, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Garner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8576, Longitude: -81.5348 In this case, the coordinates for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |