A visit to the Ross 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 Ross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ross Cemetery:
35.1187, -81.5923
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies just to the southwest of the Ross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Little Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Youngs Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Youngs Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Grove Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Huskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Huskins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Christian Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandpit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandpit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpit Cemetery
- Mikes Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mikes Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Creek Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Clary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clary Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clary Cemetery
- Blacksburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Blacksburg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg Cemetery
- Divine True Holiness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Paran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Paran Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Paran Cemetery
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 Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Gaffney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Blacksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Kings Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brittain Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Briarwood Townhouses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Village Square Townhouses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Cliffside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Cowpens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- White Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Light Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Elizabeth City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
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 Ross 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 Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Cowpens
- Gaffney
- Shelby
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 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 Ross 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1228638 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228638 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: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blacksburg South
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1187395 Lon: -81.5923167
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ross 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. |