A visit to the Old Lower 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. 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 Lower Fairforest Cemetery ...
The Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery is located in Union County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bobo Cemetery
- The Bobo Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Holcombe Cemetery
- The Holcombe Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombe Cemetery
- Humphries Cemetery
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Lower Fairforest Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70745 <2>
- Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
- New Prospects Cemetery
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Padgetts Creek Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Putnam Cemetery
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Rosemont Cemetery
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Sanders Cemetery
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Swink - Little Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Union County
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- William H. Gist Family Cemetery
- The William H. Gist Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William H. Gist Family Cemetery
- The William H. Gist Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70125 <2>
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 Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
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- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
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- Bonham
- Bonham is located in Union County
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- Buffalo
- Carlisle
- Central Pacolet
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clinton
- Colerain
- Colerain is located in Union County
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- Cross Anchor
- Delta
- Delta is located in Union County
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- Dover ‑ Historic
- Dover is located in Laurens County
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- Enoree
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jonesville
- Kelly
- Kelly is located in Union County
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- Lockhart
- Meador ‑ Historic
- Meador is located in Union County
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- Pacolet
- Pauline
- Red Town ‑ Historic
- Red Town is located in Union County
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- Renno
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Sartor Town
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Sedalia
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Tuckertown
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
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- Tylersville
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
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- Union
- Whitmire
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 Lower 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 Lower Fairforest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Cross Anchor
- Union
- Whitmire
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 helpful 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 Lower Fairforest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Lower Fairforest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1232996 (Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1232996 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Lower Fairforest Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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