A visit to the Keowee 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 Keowee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keowee Cemetery:
34.3896, -82.4235
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keowee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Keowee Cemetery is located in Abbeville County<2>.
The county seat for Abbeville County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Keowee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Keowee 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 Keowee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keowee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Winona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Winona Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Kay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kay Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Due West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Due West Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West Cemetery
- Due West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Due West Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West Cemetery
- Donalds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Honea Path Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Honea Path Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bethany Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Garden of Memories
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greer Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greer Family Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Family Cemetery
- Long Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Keowee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keowee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Due West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donalds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Honea Path
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Level Land
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Antreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ware Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Lake Secession
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Hodges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Iva
(14 miles [22.5 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>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Homeland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Deans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Starr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Williamston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Ekom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Lickville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Lowndesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Fork Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Anderson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Pelzer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Pelzer
(17 miles [27.4 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
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 Keowee 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 Keowee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Anderson
- Belton
- Donalds
- Due West
- Lowndesville
- Pelzer
- Ware Shoals
- Williamston
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 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 Keowee 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 Keowee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1229097 (Keowee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1229097 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: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honea Path
- Location given for Keowee Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3895566 Lon: -82.4234582
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keowee 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. |