A visit to the Townville 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 Townville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Townville Cemetery:
34.5651, -82.8968
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Townville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Townville Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Townville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Townville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Townville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Townville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hepsibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hepsibah Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepsibah Cemetery
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smiths Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Chapel Cemetery
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Snowhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snowhill Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill Cemetery
- Wildwood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakway Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway Cemetery
- Fair Play Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Andersonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Andersonville Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Marit Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Marit Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marit Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ayers Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ayers Family Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Family Cemetery
- Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed Creek Cemetery
- Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharon Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
- Old Stone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Stone Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stone Cemetery
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery Hill
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 Townville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Townville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Townville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leisure Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Fair Play
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Price ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Oakway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Reed Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La France
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clemson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maretts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isaqueena Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Newry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gumlog
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Holland Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Northlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Townville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Townville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central
- Clemson
- Pendleton
- Seneca
- Westminster
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 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 Townville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Townville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1233525 (Townville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1233525 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fair Play
- Location given for Townville Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5651026 Lon: -82.8968107
- 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 Anderson, 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- Townville 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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