A visit to the Washington 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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Cemetery:
34.6293, -82.4118
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Cemetery is located in Greenville County<2>.
The county seat for Greenville County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Washington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beech Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Springs Cemetery
- Reheboth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reheboth Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reheboth Cemetery
- Pine Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williamston Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williamston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Williamston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71676 <5>
- Big Creek Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Shoals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Shoals Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Cemetery
- Lickville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lickville Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville Cemetery
- Waycross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Waycross Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fork Shoals Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fork Shoals Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals Cemetery
- Greenville Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh UMC Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh UMC Cemetery
- Bethel Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Shadow Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shadow Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Daventon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Daventon Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daventon Cemetery
- Reedy Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Reedy Fork Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Fork Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Cureton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cureton Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureton 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 Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pelzer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williamston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Pelzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Lickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Belton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conestee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gantt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Green Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Simpsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Honea Path
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powderville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Fountain Inn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Horse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Dunean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Woodland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Welcome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Judson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Anderson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Five Forks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
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 Washington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Fountain Inn
- Greenville
- Pelzer
- Simpsonville
- Williamston
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 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Greenville 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1245377 (Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1245377 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: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pelzer
- Location given for Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6292821 Lon: -82.4117908
- 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 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- Washington 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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