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A visit to the Old Fairforest 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 Old Fairforest Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Fairforest 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 Old Fairforest Cemetery

Lat:   34.8321°   (34° 49' 55")

Lon:   -81.7673°   (-81° 46' 2")

The Old Fairforest Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in Union. Union lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Fairforest Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Fairforest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sulphur Springs Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Fairforest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairforest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairforest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairforest Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
  • Littlejohn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlejohn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlejohn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
  • Foster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
  • Oeland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oeland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oeland Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
  • Glen Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glen Springs Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
  • West Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Springs Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Mayhew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayhew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayhew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayhew Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ward Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Weber - Haile Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weber - Haile Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weber - Haile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weber - Haile Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Bates Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Family Cemetery
      • The Bates Family Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
    • Frye - Smith - Whiteside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frye - Smith - Whiteside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frye - Smith - Whiteside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frye - Smith - Whiteside Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
    • Bogansville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogansville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogansville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bogansville Cemetery is located in Union County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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 Union County
    • Gilead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Union County

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 Old Fairforest Cemetery.

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

  • Jonesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pacolet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <5>
  • White Stone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Pacolet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
    • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Pauline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pacolet Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Colerain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colerain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Colerain is located in Union County
  • Bonham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Bonham is located in Union County
  • Camp Croft
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
    • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
  • Buffalo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Clifton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
    • Converse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roebuck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Drayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spartanburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Moore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
    • Whitney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
    • Hub City Courts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
      • Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
    • Cowpens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
      • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <5>
    • Cross Anchor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Una
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saxon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Saxon is located in Spartanburg County

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 Old Fairforest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Fairforest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Old Fairforest 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 Old Fairforest Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1249955  (Old Fairforest Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1249955 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: Glenn Springs
    • County: Union         Elev: 157
    • Location given for GNIS #1249955 (Old Fairforest Cemetery)

The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.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 Union, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Fairforest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8321, Longitude: -81.7673       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Fairforest 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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