A visit to the Laurelwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Laurelwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Laurelwood Cemetery (FG ID #70491).
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 Laurelwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurelwood Cemetery:
34.9318, -81.0332
The Laurelwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Rock Hill.
The cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Laurelwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurelwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Laurelwood Cemetery ...
The Laurelwood Cemetery was established in 1872.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Laurelwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurelwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barber Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Freedom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary AME Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Six Mile Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Independent Bible Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Stinson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Wrens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wrens Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens 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 Laurelwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurelwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lesslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- India Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roddey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tega Cay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Camp Cox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McConnells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springdell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Van Wyck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Land
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Lake Wylie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Richburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Filbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Laurelwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurelwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Mill
- Pineville
- Rock Hill
- York
- York lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Laurelwood 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 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 Laurelwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to York 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 Laurelwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #70491
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1223837 (Laurelwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1223837 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: York
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Hill West
- Location given for Laurelwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.931811 Lon: -81.0339672
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including York, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurelwood 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |