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A visit to the Travelers Rest United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery (FG ID #71531).

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 Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery:

34.9650, -82.4432

The Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery is located in Greenville County<2>.

The county seat for Greenville County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the south southeast of the Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery.

Name Variations for Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Travelers Rest Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery. The following communities are located in Greenville County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berea
    • Berea lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berea.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Greenville
  • Greer
    • Greer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Greer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Marietta
  • Taylors
    • Taylors lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taylors.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors
  • Travelers Rest

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery:

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 Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #71531

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1245360  (Travelers Rest Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1245360 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: Greenville
    • Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Paris Mountain
    • Location given for Travelers Rest Cemetery:
    • Lat: 34.9648389     Lon: -82.4431771
    • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Greenville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Travelers Rest UMC 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.