A visit to the Kay 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 Kay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kay Cemetery:
34.4146, -82.3779
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kay Cemetery is located in Abbeville County<2>.
The county seat for Abbeville County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Kay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Kay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Honea Path Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Honea Path Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path Cemetery
- Donalds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Donalds Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalds Cemetery
- The Donalds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Donalds Baptist Church Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Keowee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Keowee Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keowee Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Winona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Winona Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Cemetery
- Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garden of Memories
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Due West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Due West Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West Cemetery
- Due West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Due West Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunns Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunns Creek Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Creek Cemetery
- Greer Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Greer Family Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Family Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Bethany Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70717 <5>
- Princeton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Princeton Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Honea Path
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Donalds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Due West
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ware Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Level Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Belton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gallagher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Hodges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Cokesbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Ekom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Fork Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Lickville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Lake Secession
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Williamston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pelzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Collins Lakeside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Iva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <6>
- Green Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Homeland Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Deans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
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 Kay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Abbeville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Anderson
- Belton
- Donalds
- Due West
- Pelzer
- Ware Shoals
- Williamston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Kay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Abbeville 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 Kay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1229095 (Kay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1229095 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: Abbeville
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honea Path
- Location given for Kay Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4145579 Lon: -82.3779009
- 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 Abbeville, 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 from Point A (ie- Kay 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. |