A visit to the Gordon 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 Gordon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gordon Cemetery:
35.1068, -81.6684
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gordon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies just to the south southeast of the Gordon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gordon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Gordon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gordon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Frederick Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Jolly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Huskey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Huskey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Limestone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Huskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Huskins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskins Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Robbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbs Cemetery
- Furnace Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Furnace Place Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Place Cemetery
- Linder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Linder Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Little Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Christian Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mikes Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mikes Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Creek Cemetery
- Sandpit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sandpit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpit Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt 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 Gordon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gordon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gaffney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Macedonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Blacksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cowpens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Earl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brittain Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Chesnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Patterson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Henrietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Pacolet Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Mooresboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
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 Gordon 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 Gordon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Chesnee
- Converse
- Cowpens
- Gaffney
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 Gordon 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 Gordon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1228545 (Gordon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228545 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: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gaffney
- Location given for Gordon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1067937 Lon: -81.668431
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gordon 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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