A visit to the Heathcock 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 Heathcock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heathcock Cemetery:
35.0857, -81.4815
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Heathcock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Heathcock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Heathcock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Heathcock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Heathcock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heathcock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169825 <5>
- Goode Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Blalock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blalock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Clingham Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Blacksburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blacksburg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg Cemetery
- Divine True Holiness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Galilee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Mullinax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mullinax Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinax Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Etters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Etters Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etters Cemetery
- Mt. Paran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Paran Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Paran Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Heathcock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heathcock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kings Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blacksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- East Gaffney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Gaffney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brittain Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Blairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Filbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Kings Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Light Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Village Square Townhouses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Briarwood Townhouses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
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 Heathcock 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 Heathcock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Clover
- Gaffney
- Kings Mountain
- Shelby
- York
- York lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Heathcock 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Heathcock 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 Heathcock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1228557 (Heathcock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228557 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: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kings Creek
- Location given for Heathcock Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0856864 Lon: -81.4814787
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heathcock 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. |