A visit to the Kesse 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 Kesse Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kesse Cemetery:
34.4995, -83.0340
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kesse Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kesse Cemetery is located in Oconee County<2>.
The county seat for Oconee County is located in Walhalla. Walhalla lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Kesse Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kesse Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Kesse Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kesse Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Light Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Maret Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Maret Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maret Cemetery
- Fair Play Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The South Union Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union Cemetery
- Providence UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Providence UMC Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence UMC Cemetery
- The Providence UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- The Robertson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carnes Family Cemetery
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Fair Play.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1183903 <5>
- Snowhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Snowhill Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Marit Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marit Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery
- The Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Chapel Cemetery
- Byrum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrum Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrum Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Yow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Yow Cemetery is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Oakway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oakway Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel 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 Kesse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kesse Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fair Play
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gumlog
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Maretts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Lavonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Oakway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Townville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bowersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Price ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Avalon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Flat Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Canon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hartwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parhams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Eastanollee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leisure Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
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 Kesse Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oconee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kesse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carnesville
- Hartwell
- Lavonia
- Seneca
- Westminster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Kesse Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Oconee 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 Kesse Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1223722 (Kesse Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1223722 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: Oconee
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lavonia
- Location given for Kesse Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4995462 Lon: -83.0340384
- 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 Oconee, 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 from Point A (ie- Kesse 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. |
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