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A visit to the Welcome Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Welcome Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Welcome Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Welcome Cemetery

Lat:   34.7579°   (34° 45' 28")

Lon:   -82.8038°   (-82° 48' 13")

The Welcome Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.

The county seat for Pickens County is located in Pickens. Pickens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Welcome Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Welcome Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawrence Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • New Olive Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Six Mile Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Six Mile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Six Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Kings Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kings Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kings Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Old Kings Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Kings Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Kings Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Kings Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Golden Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Golden Creek Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Boggs Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggs Family Cemetery
    • The Boggs Family Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • The Boggs Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aaron Boggs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gap Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gap Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gap Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gap Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Old Pickens Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pickens Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • The Old Pickens Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County
      • The Old Pickens Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Pickens Cemetery
      • Pickens Court House Church Cemetery
    • Cary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cary Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • New Foundation Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Foundation Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Foundation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Foundation Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Ruhamah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruhamah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruhamah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ruhamah Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Grant Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grant Memorial Park is located in Pickens County
    • Boroughs - Gillespie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boroughs - Gillespie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boroughs - Gillespie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boroughs - Gillespie Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Praters Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Praters Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Praters Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Praters Creek Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Bolding - Garrett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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 Welcome Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Welcome Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Central
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Norris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Six Mile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Isaqueena Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaqueena Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
    • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
  • Clemson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Newry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pendleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Seneca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Utica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica is located in Oconee County
  • La France
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pickens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nine Times
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nine Times. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
      • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
    • Sandy Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Arial
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
      • Arial is located in Pickens County
    • Crow Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
      • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
    • Easley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Townville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Leisure Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Northlake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
      • Northlake is located in Anderson County
    • Tamassee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walhalla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Welcome Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Welcome Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Welcome 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 Welcome Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1243581  (Welcome Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1243581 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Six Mile
    • County: Pickens         Elev: 288
    • Location given for GNIS #1243581 (Welcome Cemetery)

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 Pickens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Welcome Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7579, Longitude: -82.8038       In this case, the coordinates for the Welcome Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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