A visit to the Rock 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 Rock Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Springs Cemetery:
34.8229, -82.5510
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Pickens. Pickens lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Rock Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rock Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Georges Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holcombe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holcombe Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombe Cemetery
- New Foundation Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Easley Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Easley Mill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Mill Cemetery
- Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Zion Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197961 <5>
- Fairview UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview UMC Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview UMC Cemetery
- The Fairview UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- McAdams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McAdams Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams Cemetery
- Jameson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jameson Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Rock Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Cemetery
- Corinth Baptist #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Arial Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial Cemetery
- Arial UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Arial UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial UMC Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Kennemer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kennemer Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennemer Cemetery
- Smith Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Judson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
- Hunts Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lathem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lathem Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathem Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Powderville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Easley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parker
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Arial
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- White Horse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Gantt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Dunean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- City View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Dacusville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Golden Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Pine Hill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Sans Souci
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pickens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conestee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Travelers Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Rock Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berea
- Easley
- Greenville
- Liberty
- Marietta
- Pelzer
- Pelzer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rock Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pelzer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelzer
- Pickens
- Travelers Rest
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Rock Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Rock Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1243519 (Rock Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1243519 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Easley
- Location given for Rock Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8228945 Lon: -82.5509629
- 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 Pickens, 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- Rock 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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