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:
35.1271, -81.3859
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 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gordon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gordon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Howser Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howser Cemetery
- Kings Mtn. Battleground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Mullinax Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullinax Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinax Cemetery
- Apple Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Blalock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blalock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock Cemetery
- Deal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Deal Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long Branch Baptist Cemetery
- Long Branch Church Cemetery
- Grover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grover Cemetery is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Grover (NC).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47568 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Etters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Etters Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etters Cemetery
- Clingham Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goode Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Kings Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Blacksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Kings Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Filbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Clover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Earl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Stony Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Light Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Elizabeth City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- South Gastonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Bessemer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stubbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Briarwood Townhouses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Brittain Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
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.
- Bessemer City
- Blacksburg
- Clover
- Kings Mountain
- York
- York lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Gordon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 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 #1228546 (Gordon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228546 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: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grover
- Location given for Gordon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1270772 Lon: -81.3859173
- 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' (or 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |