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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Algary. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Algary to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Algary, please Contact Us.
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 Algary (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 Algary. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Algary is historic, it would have been located within present day Greenwood County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Algary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Algary:
- Greenwood County (The home county of Algary)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Hodges
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Coronaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Greenwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grendel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Mathews Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Promised Land
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Fairforest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Verdery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Ninety Six
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Ware Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donalds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Due West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Honea Path
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Antreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Lake Secession
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lowndesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Belton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pelzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelzer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Iva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <2>
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Deans
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Homeland Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Starr
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anderson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Piedmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Fork Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Lickville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fountain Inn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Golden Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Woodland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Conestee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mauldin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Five Forks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gantt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Pine Hill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Mount Gallagher
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Collins Lakeside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Ekom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cold Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Cross Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mountville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Laurens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Mudlick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Chappells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Enoree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Woodruff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Anchor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Algary, see our County-by-County Page for Algary.
Cemeteries Near Algary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Algary.
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 Algary - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Algary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Dunns Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hodges Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Donalds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalds Cemetery
- The Donalds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Donalds Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Galliger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Due West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Due West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Gilgal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Kay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McClain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Algary in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Algary.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Algary, with the one closest to Algary listed first.
- Donalds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hodges
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Gallagher
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Brewerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brewerton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewerton
- Due West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Honea Path
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Ekom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Darraugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
- Level Land
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dover ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Antreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Cana ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Algary. See our List of 1890's Communities around Algary.
Newspapers Published in Algary ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Algary.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Algary, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Algary.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Algary:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenwood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Greenville County
- Laurens County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Spartanburg County
- Elbert County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Algary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Algary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |