A visit to the Painter 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 Painter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Painter Cemetery:
35.1462, -81.8309
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Painter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Painter Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Painter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Painter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Painter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Painter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- Spring Hill Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pleasant Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scruggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Crestview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crestview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Thorne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thorne Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorne Cemetery
- Ezell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Buck Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Creek Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek Cemetery
- Island Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Island Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek Cemetery
- Cherokee Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Suck Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Suck Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Painter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Painter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chesnee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mayo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Macedonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Cliffside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Cowpens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Caroleen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Sandy Mush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fingerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Six Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Zion Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gaffney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Valley Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Mooresboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
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 Painter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Painter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chesnee
- Converse
- Cowpens
- Gaffney
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Painter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Painter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1228703 (Painter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228703 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chesnee
- Location given for Painter Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1462336 Lon: -81.8309363
- 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 Cherokee, 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- Painter 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |