A visit to the Old Gilgal 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 Old Gilgal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Gilgal Cemetery:
34.2826, -82.3462
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Gilgal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Gilgal Cemetery is located in Abbeville County<2>.
The county seat for Abbeville County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the south southwest of the Old Gilgal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Gilgal 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 Old Gilgal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Gilgal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Aiken Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Aiken Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Cemetery
- Due West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Due West Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West Cemetery
- Due West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Due West Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West Cemetery
- Upper Long Cane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Upper Long Cane Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Long Cane Cemetery
- The Upper Long Cane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Long Cane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71574 <5>
- Hodges Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Family Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Family Cemetery
- Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Donalds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Donalds Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalds Cemetery
- The Donalds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Donalds Baptist Church Cemetery
- Winona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Winona Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Hobson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Melrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Melrose Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebeneezer Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebeneezer Cemetery
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Morris Hill Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunns Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunns Creek Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Creek 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 Old Gilgal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Gilgal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Due West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Donalds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Abbeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Level Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Ware Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Honea Path
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Mount Gallagher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Antreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Verdery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grendel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Mathews Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Collins Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coronaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Lake Secession
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Ekom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Fairforest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
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 Gilgal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Abbeville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Gilgal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Donalds
- Due West
- Greenwood
- Ware Shoals
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gilgal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Abbeville 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 Old Gilgal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1249957 (Old Gilgal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1249957 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: Abbeville
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shoals Junction
- Location given for Old Gilgal Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2826152 Lon: -82.3462352
- 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 Abbeville, 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- Old Gilgal 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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