A visit to the Putnam 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 Putnam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Putnam Cemetery:
34.7410, -81.7570
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Putnam Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Union. Union lies just to the east southeast of the Putnam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Putnam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Putnam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Putnam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bogansville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bogansville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogansville Cemetery
- West Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The West Springs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <5>
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Mayhew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mayhew Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Holcombe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holcombe Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombe Cemetery
- Lower Fairforest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frye - Smith - Whiteside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Chapel Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel Cemetery
- Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Swink - Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Fairforest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Glen Springs Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Springs Cemetery
- Blackstock Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Upper Fairforest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Fairforest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairforest Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest 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 Putnam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Putnam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Colerain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Bonham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Anchor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pauline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Pacolet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- White Stone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Central Pacolet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Camp Croft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Pacolet Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enoree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Meador ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Moore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Putnam 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 Putnam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camp Croft
- Cross Anchor
- Union
- Woodruff
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 Putnam 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 Putnam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1233009 (Putnam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1233009 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: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cross Anchor
- Location given for Putnam Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7409664 Lon: -81.7570448
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Putnam 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. |