A visit to the Upper Fairforest 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 Upper Fairforest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Fairforest Cemetery:
34.7665, -81.6409
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Fairforest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Fairforest Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Union. Union lies just to the south southeast of the Upper Fairforest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Fairforest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Upper Fairforest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Fairforest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Swink - Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Fawcett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fawcett Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Cemetery
- Gallman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gallman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- Browns Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Browns Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Creek Cemetery
- Free Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Free Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Cemetery
- Haney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Weber - Haile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Union Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McBride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Foster Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Upper Fairforest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Fairforest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bonham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Colerain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Meador ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Lockhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cabal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Central Pacolet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pacolet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Pacolet Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Stone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pauline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Anchor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Camp Croft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 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 Upper Fairforest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Upper Fairforest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camp Croft
- Cross Anchor
- Union
- Union lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Upper Fairforest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
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 helpful 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 Upper Fairforest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Upper Fairforest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1233072 (Upper Fairforest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1233072 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jonesville
- Location given for Upper Fairforest Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7665226 Lon: -81.6409324
- 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 Union, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Fairforest 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. |