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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Shelor Ferry (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shelor Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Shelor Ferry is located in Franklin County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Banks, Hart, Madison, Stephens & Oconee (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Shelor Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelor Ferry:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Shelor Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.
    • Gumlog
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumlog have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County
    • Lavonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
      • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <2>
    • Parhams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parhams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County
    • Canon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Carnesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Royston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Franklin Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cromers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Cromers is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
  • Banks County
    • Homer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.
    • Bowman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Harper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Elbert County
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Elbert County
    • Dewy Rose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Goss
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Elbert County
    • Harmony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Elbert County
    • Bowman Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
      • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Elbert County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
    • Elberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Habersham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.
    • Turnerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turnerville <2>
    • Mount Airy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cornelia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
    • Baldwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Clarkesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Demorest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Alto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Habersham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
    • Raoul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
      • Raoul is located in Habersham County
  • Hart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.
    • Maretts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
      • Maretts is located in Hart County
    • Bowersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Reed Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawfords Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
      • Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Flat Shoals
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
      • Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
    • Hartwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooleys Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
      • Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
    • Dooleys Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
      • Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
  • Jackson County
    • Commerce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.
    • Harrison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Madison Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
      • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
      • Former name for Madison Springs:
      • Alexanderville
    • Shiloh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Madison County
    • Dalton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
    • Ila
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ila
      • Ila is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ila <2>
    • Danielsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Rabun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.
    • Tallulah Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah Falls
      • Tallulah Falls is located in Rabun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah Falls <2>
    • Lakemont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wiley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <2>
    • Antioch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Rabun County
    • Tiger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.
    • Avalon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Martin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eastanollee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jarrett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
    • Carnes Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Toccoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Toccoa Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccoa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa Falls
      • Toccoa Falls is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa Falls <2>
  • Anderson County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.
    • Townville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Price ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
    • Andersonville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
    • Leisure Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 (SC)
    • Holland Store
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
      • Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
      • Holland Store has also been known as:
      • Hollands
    • La France
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pendleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville Terrace Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Centerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Anderson County (SC)
    • Northlake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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 (SC)
    • Anderson Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
  • Oconee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.
    • Fair Play
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oakway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
      • Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Westminster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Richland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Seneca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
    • Utica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Walhalla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • West Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Newry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Battle Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Longcreek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickens County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.
    • Clemson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemson
      • Clemson is located in Pickens County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemson <2>
    • Isaqueena Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 (SC)
    • Central
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Pickens County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <2>
    • Norris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
      • Norris is located in Pickens County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <2>
    • Six Mile
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Pickens County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelor Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Shelor Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Shelor Ferry ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelor Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shelor Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shelor Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shelor Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Shelor Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelor Ferry.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelor Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.

  • Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kesse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kesse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kesse Cemetery
  • South Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Union Cemetery
  • New Light Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
  • Shoal Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoal Creek Cemetery
  • Yow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yow Cemetery
  • Hurricane Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Grove Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Maret Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maret Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maret Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Fair Play Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (442 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
    • Providence UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Shelor Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shelor Ferry.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelor Ferry, with the one closest to Shelor Ferry listed first.

  • Lavonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
    • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <2>
  • Shoal Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
    • Shoal Creek is located in Hart County
  • Fair Play
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Martin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oakway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
    • Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Retreat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Bowersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Reed Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
    • Reed Creek is located in Hart County
  • Salubrity ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salubrity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
    • Salubrity is located in Franklin County
  • Townville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harbin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Westminster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Red Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Richland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Carnesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shelor Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelor Ferry.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelor Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Shelor Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelor Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5140, Longitude: -83.0790       In this case, the coordinates for Shelor Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shelor Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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