A visit to the Wrights 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 Wrights Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wrights Cemetery:
34.6754, -82.0845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wrights Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wrights Cemetery is located in Laurens County<2>.
The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Wrights Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wrights Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wrights Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wrights Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Durbin Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Durbin Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Creek Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Bramlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bramlett Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Greenhaven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethel Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70828 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Golden View Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gray Court Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gray Court Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court Cemetery
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Old Bethel Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235776 <5>
- Crestview Memorial Gardens
(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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wrights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wrights Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gray Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodruff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Enoree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain Inn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tylersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Woodland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Laurens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Five Forks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Fork Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Cross Anchor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reidville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lickville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Mauldin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Colerain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Pauline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Conestee
(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 Wrights Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wrights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cross Anchor
- Fountain Inn
- Laurens
- Simpsonville
- Woodruff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wrights Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Laurens 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 Wrights Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1227717 (Wrights Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1227717 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: Laurens
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodruff
- Location given for Wrights Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6754013 Lon: -82.0845483
- 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 Laurens, 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- Wrights 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |