Our Genealogy Helper
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 Kingswood (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 Kingswood. 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 doctors 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.
Kingswood is located in Henderson County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henderson County: Buncombe, Haywood, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania & Greenville (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Kingswood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingswood:
- Henderson County (The home county of Kingswood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Claremont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Flat Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Flat Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zirconia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tuxedo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Barker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Upward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Valley Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Hendersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carolina Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Arden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Royal Pines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Skyland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Avery Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Busbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Biltmore Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Bent Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Shiloh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Azalea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Redwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Enka Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Cruso
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Morning Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- West Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Lackey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Dendron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Old Fort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Lure
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Rutherfordton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Bakersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Penrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Seven Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Brevard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Rosman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Balsam Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Toxaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tigerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Caesars Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Gowensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Slater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- O'Neal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Travelers Rest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chick Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Greer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <1>
- Pickens County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Knob ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Dacusville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Rocky Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Sunset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arial
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arial is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Crow Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Pickens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Landrum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
- Campobello
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gramling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inman Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
- Fingerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
- Lyman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <1>
- Wellford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Startex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kingswood, see our County-by-County Page for Kingswood.
Cemeteries Near Kingswood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingswood.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Kingswood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingswood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mud Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Capps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Double Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs Cemetery
- The Double Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartlett Ward Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
- Seagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sentell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Kingswood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kingswood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Flat Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zirconia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Upward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Hendersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saluda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Baxter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Bowman Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Fruitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Horse Shoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Glassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Tryon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kingswood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingswood.
Newspapers Published in Kingswood ...
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 Kingswood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingswood, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingswood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kingswood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Greenville County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Kingswood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Kingswood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |