A visit to the Poplar Springs 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poplar Springs Cemetery:
34.4382, -82.2059
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Laurens County<2>.
The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Poplar Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poplar Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Galliger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Galliger Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Galliger Cemetery
- Kings Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kings Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Traynham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Traynham Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traynham Cemetery
- Princeton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Princeton Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
- Dunns Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunns Creek Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Creek Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
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- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Rabun Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rabun Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabun Creek Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chesnut Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bolt Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bolt Family Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poplar Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ware Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gallagher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Ekom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Donalds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Hodges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Collins Lakeside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Honea Path
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Laurens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Due West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Court
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Coronaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Fork Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Mountville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lickville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Cross Hill
(15 miles [24.1 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poplar Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Belton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Donalds
- Due West
- Fountain Inn
- Greenwood
- Laurens
- Ware Shoals
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 Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Laurens 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1234940 (Poplar Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1234940 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: Laurens
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ware Shoals East
- Location given for Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4381742 Lon: -82.2059474
- 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 Laurens, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Springs 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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