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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 Greenwood Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwood Memorial Gardens

Lat:   34.2619°   (34° 15' 42")

Lon:   -82.2226°   (-82° 13' 21")

The Greenwood Memorial Gardens is located in Greenwood County<1>.

The county seat for Greenwood County is located in Greenwood. Greenwood lies just to the southeast of the Greenwood Memorial Gardens .

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 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 Greenwood Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Greenwood County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Greenwood Memorial Gardens itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Greenwood Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwood Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Cokesbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
    • Hodges
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grendel Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Mathews Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Coronaca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Promised Land
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Mount Gallagher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallagher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Ware Shoals
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Abbeville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Verdery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
        • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Donalds
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Due West
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterloo
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Springdale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
        • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Ninety Six
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ekom
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
        • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Cross Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bradley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cold Point
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
        • Cold Point is located in Laurens County

    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 Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenwood County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwood Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Greenwood Memorial Gardens.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwood Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Morris Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Hill Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Hill Cemetery
    • Old Tabernacle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Hodges Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. John Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Beaulah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Aiken Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aiken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aiken Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aiken Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Ebeneezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebeneezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebeneezer Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebeneezer Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Tolbert Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolbert Cemetery
      • Magnolia Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Magnolia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Greenwood.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70591 <6>
      • Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Gilgal Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Gilgal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Gilgal Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Gilgal Cemetery
      • Gilgal Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilgal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilgal Cemetery
      • Big Adams Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Big Adams Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Adams Cemetery
      • Mathews Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
      • Save All Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Save All Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Save All Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Save All 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 Greenwood Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1222896  (Greenwood Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #1222896 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: Cokesbury
      • County: Greenwood         Elev: 198
      • Location given for GNIS #1222896 (Greenwood Memorial Gardens)

    The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

    The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Greenwood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2619, Longitude: -82.2226    
    <3>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.
    <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.
    <6>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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