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A visit to the New Foundation 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 New Foundation Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Foundation 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 New Foundation Cemetery

Lat:   34.7670°   (34° 46' 1")

Lon:   -82.9076°   (-82° 54' 27")

The New Foundation Cemetery is located in Oconee County<2>.

The county seat for Oconee County is located in Walhalla. Walhalla lies just to the west of the New Foundation Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the New Foundation Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Kings Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Kings Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Kings Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Kings Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • High Falls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Falls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The High Falls Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Old Pickens Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pickens Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • The Old Pickens Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • The Old Pickens Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Pickens Cemetery
    • Pickens Court House Church Cemetery
  • Old New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old New Hope Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Stribbling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stribbling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stribbling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stribbling Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Kings Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kings Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kings Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Wolf Stake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Stake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Stake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolf Stake Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawrence Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Stamp Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stamp Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stamp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stamp Creek Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Welcome Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welcome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Welcome Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Six Mile Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Six Mile Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Six Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Gap Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gap Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gap Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gap Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Craig Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Craig Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Isaqueena Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaqueena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaqueena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Isaqueena Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Oconee Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oconee Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oconee Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oconee Memorial Gardens is located in Oconee County
    • Oponee Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oponee Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oponee Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oponee Memorial Gardens is located in Oconee County
    • Mt. View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
      • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Keowee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keowee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keowee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keowee Cemetery is located in Pickens County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Foundation Cemetery.

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

  • Newry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Six Mile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Utica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica is located in Oconee County
  • Clemson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Isaqueena Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaqueena Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
    • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
  • Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • West Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Norris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Walhalla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pendleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nine Times
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nine Times. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
      • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
    • Tamassee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Westminster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
      • Oakway is located in Oconee County
    • La France
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crow Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
      • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
    • Townville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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 New Foundation 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 New Foundation 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 professional and volunteer 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 New Foundation 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 New Foundation Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1224968  (New Foundation Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1224968 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: Old Pickens
    • County: Oconee         Elev: 248
    • Location given for GNIS #1224968 (New Foundation 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 New Foundation Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7670, Longitude: -82.9076       In this case, the coordinates for the New Foundation 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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