A visit to the Grant 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 Grant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grant Cemetery:
34.7440, -81.2912
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grant Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in Chester. Chester lies just to the east southeast of the Grant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Grant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Armenia UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Armenia UMC Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenia UMC Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy River Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chester Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brushy Fork Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Fork Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Old Purity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Purity Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Purity Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olivet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70956 <5>
- Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Pinckney Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinckney Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney Cemetery
- Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Dennis Crosby Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Dennis Crosby Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Crosby Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Rock Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156020 <5>
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] of the Grant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gayle Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Lowrys
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- McConnells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cabal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lockhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cornwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Meador ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Blairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Blackstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Woodward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Lando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edgemoor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Tuckertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Union
(18 miles [29 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 Grant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Grant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 Grant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1222817 (Grant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1222817 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baton Rouge
- Location given for Grant Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7440264 Lon: -81.2912028
- 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 Chester, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grant 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. |