A visit to the Gray Court 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 Gray Court Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gray Court Cemetery:
34.6038, -82.1214
The Gray Court Cemetery is located in Laurens County<1>.
The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Gray Court Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gray Court Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Court Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Dials Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dials Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dials Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Green Pond Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Cemetery
- Bolt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bolt Family Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Family Cemetery
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Durbin Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Durbin Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Creek Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Babb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Rabun Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rabun Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabun Creek Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bramlett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bramlett Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Wrights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wrights Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
- Golden View Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Gray Court Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gray Court Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gray Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fountain Inn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Laurens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enoree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Ekom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tylersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Simpsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cold Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Green Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Gallagher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ware Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Cross Anchor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mauldin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Gray Court Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Court Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Cross Anchor
- Fountain Inn
- Laurens
- Simpsonville
- Ware Shoals
- Woodruff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gray Court Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Laurens 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 Gray Court Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1234829 (Gray Court Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1234829 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: Laurens
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurens North
- Location given for Gray Court Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6037326 Lon: -82.1212163
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Gray Court Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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