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A visit to the Monte Vista Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Monte Vista Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Monte Vista Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monte Vista Cemetery

Lat:   34.8431°   (34° 50' 35")

Lon:   -83.1327°   (-83° 7' 57")

The Monte Vista Cemetery is located in Oconee County<2>.

The county seat for Oconee County is located in Walhalla. Walhalla lies just to the southeast of the Monte Vista Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Monte Vista Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monte Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Holden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holden Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Rocky Knoll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Knoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky Knoll Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Memorial Gardens is located in Oconee County
  • Mountain Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Grove Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Westview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westview Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Tamassee.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189176 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Wolf Pit Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Pit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Pit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolf Pit Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Billingsley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billingsley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Burrell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burrell Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Page Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Speed Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Speed Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Flat Rock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Green Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Pells Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pells Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pells Cemetery is located in Oconee County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Monte Vista Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monte Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mountain Rest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Walhalla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tamassee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Longcreek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Antioch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Battle Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
    • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County
  • Westminster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbin ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Harbin is located in Oconee County
  • Highlands
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Seneca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sky Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
      • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <6>
    • Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Oconee County
    • Newry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Scaly Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <6>
    • Clayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
    • Wiley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <6>
    • Lakemont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tallulah Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah Falls
      • Tallulah Falls is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah Falls <6>
    • Tugaloo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tugaloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
    • Utica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Oconee County
    • Lickskillet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickskillet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
      • Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
    • Dillard
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Monte Vista 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 Monte Vista Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Monte Vista Cemetery:

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 Monte Vista Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1244805  (Monte Vista Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1244805 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Whetstone
    • County: Oconee         Elev: 506
    • Location given for GNIS #1244805 (Monte Vista Cemetery)

The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Monte Vista Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8431, Longitude: -83.1327       In this case, the coordinates for the Monte Vista Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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