A visit to the Head Springs 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 Head Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Head Springs Cemetery:
34.3365, -81.9293
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Head Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Head Springs Cemetery is located in Laurens County<2>.
The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Head Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Head Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Head Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Head Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Cross Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cross Hill Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill Cemetery
- Bethabara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethabara Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethabara Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Lisbon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- Sauls Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sauls Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Chapel Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waterloo Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Waterloo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962171 <5>
- Smyrna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Bush River Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bush River Quaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- The Clinton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clinton City Cemetery
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Holy Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Holy Grove Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Grove Cemetery
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the Head Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Head Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mountville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mudlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anglers Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Joanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Kinards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coronaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Dover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Collins Lakeside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chappells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ninety Six
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Renno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Ekom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Old Town Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
- Silverstreet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Grendel Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Fairforest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Mount Gallagher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
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 Head Springs 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 Head Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Laurens
- Ninety Six
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 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 Head Springs 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 Head Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1234840 (Head Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1234840 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: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cross Hill
- Location given for Head Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.336517 Lon: -81.9292752
- 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 Laurens, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Head Springs 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. |