A visit to the Turkey Creek 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turkey Creek Cemetery:
34.3923, -82.2762
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Abbeville County<2>.
The county seat for Abbeville County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Turkey Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turkey Creek 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turkey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunns Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dunns Creek Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Creek Cemetery
- Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donalds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Donalds Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalds Cemetery
- The Donalds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Donalds Baptist Church Cemetery
- Kay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kay Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Cemetery
- Kings Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kings Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Galliger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Galliger Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Galliger Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McClain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Winona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Winona Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Cemetery
- Hodges Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Family Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Family Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Princeton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Princeton Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Honea Path Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Honea Path Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path Cemetery
- Due West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Due West Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West Cemetery
- Due West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Due West Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Keowee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Keowee Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keowee Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Old Gilgal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Gilgal Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gilgal Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
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 Turkey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turkey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ware Shoals
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Donalds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Gallagher
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Due West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Honea Path
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cokesbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Ekom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Collins Lakeside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Level Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coronaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Cold Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Greenwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Grendel Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Lickville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Belton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Panola Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Laurens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Fork Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
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 Turkey Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Abbeville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turkey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Belton
- Donalds
- Due West
- Greenwood
- Laurens
- Ware Shoals
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Abbeville 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1229154 (Turkey Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1229154 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: Abbeville
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ware Shoals West
- Location given for Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3923391 Lon: -82.2762311
- 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 Abbeville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turkey Creek 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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