A visit to the Holcombe 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 Holcombe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holcombe Cemetery:
34.6718, -81.7459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holcombe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holcombe Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Union. Union lies just to the east northeast of the Holcombe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holcombe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Holcombe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holcombe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lower Fairforest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Padgetts Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70745 <5>
- Blackstock Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Bobo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bobo Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- New Prospects Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Bogansville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bogansville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogansville Cemetery
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grace Chapel Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holcombe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holcombe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Sedalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Colerain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Anchor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Tylersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Enoree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Renno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Whitmire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Meador ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Pauline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Sartor Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Pacolet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Stone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Central Pacolet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Holcombe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holcombe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Cross Anchor
- Union
- Union lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Holcombe Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Whitmire
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 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 Holcombe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Holcombe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1232932 (Holcombe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1232932 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union West
- Location given for Holcombe Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6717996 Lon: -81.7459356
- 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 Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holcombe 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. |