A visit to the South Union 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 South Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Union Cemetery:
34.5473, -83.0563
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Union Cemetery is located in Oconee County<2>.
The county seat for Oconee County is located in Walhalla. Walhalla lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the South Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the South Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marit Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marit Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kesse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kesse Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesse Cemetery
- Fair Play Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Oakway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakway Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Yow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yow Cemetery is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Cemetery
- New Light Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Light Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Fair Play.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1183903 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mullins Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mullins Ford Cemetery is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Ford Cemetery
- Hurricane Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maret Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maret Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maret Cemetery
- Snowhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Snowhill Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays 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 South Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gumlog
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Fair Play
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Avalon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lavonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maretts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Townville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Reed Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Price ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastanollee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parhams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Flat Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Canon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Newry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 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 South Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oconee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lavonia
- Seneca
- Westminster
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 South Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Oconee 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 South Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1244823 (South Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244823 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: Oconee
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakway
- Location given for South Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5473228 Lon: -83.056262
- 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 Oconee, 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- South Union 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. |