Tuck-Willis-Cook Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Not many folks are aware of another lost and forgotten cemetery that is nestled in North Spartanburg (SC). There are thirteen graves located at the old Tuck's Mill Cemetery. The cemetery is located in the Wood Creek Subdivision on the outskirts of Boiling Springs.
In 1865, Jackson Tuck built a gristmill on Shoally Creek, just off Mills Gap Road (now Highway 9). Soon, a small community sprang up, and a small church building was erected. It is believed that this early church was of the Episcopal faith and was called the "Christian Society Of Tuck's Mill." During and after the Civil War, the church served as a school and as a home for widows and orphans.
The church moved closer to Boiling Springs, settling on Mills Gap Road close to Rocky Branch. By this time, the church was known as Bethel Methodist Church. The first church building at the new location was a log structure, which was replaced by a brown clapboard building.
Both Tuck's Mill and Bethel Church appear on the 1869 map of Spartanburg County. Bethel Methodist Church was dissolved in 1989; although not in operation for years, the old Tuck's Mill was destroyed by lightning in 1986.
Miss Emily Tuck, one of the last surviving descendants of Jackson and Melissa Emma Tuck, died on January 3rd, 1946. She is buried in the Bethel Methodist Church cemetery.
Not many folks are aware of another lost and forgotten cemetery that is nestled in North Spartanburg (SC). There are thirteen graves located at the old Tuck's Mill Cemetery. The cemetery is located in the Wood Creek Subdivision on the outskirts of Boiling Springs.
In 1865, Jackson Tuck built a gristmill on Shoally Creek, just off Mills Gap Road (now Highway 9). Soon, a small community sprang up, and a small church building was erected. It is believed that this early church was of the Episcopal faith and was called the "Christian Society Of Tuck's Mill." During and after the Civil War, the church served as a school and as a home for widows and orphans.
The church moved closer to Boiling Springs, settling on Mills Gap Road close to Rocky Branch. By this time, the church was known as Bethel Methodist Church. The first church building at the new location was a log structure, which was replaced by a brown clapboard building.
Both Tuck's Mill and Bethel Church appear on the 1869 map of Spartanburg County. Bethel Methodist Church was dissolved in 1989; although not in operation for years, the old Tuck's Mill was destroyed by lightning in 1986.
Miss Emily Tuck, one of the last surviving descendants of Jackson and Melissa Emma Tuck, died on January 3rd, 1946. She is buried in the Bethel Methodist Church cemetery.
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- Added: 8 Oct 2008
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2278727
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