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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 Allen Acres (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 Allen Acres. 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 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.

Allen Acres is located in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County: Polk (NC), Rutherford (NC), Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens & Union.

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

  • Spartanburg County     (The home county of Allen Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen Acres, with the one closest to Allen Acres listed first.
    • Whitney
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Spartanburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Drayton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hub City Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
    • Saxon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saxon is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Una
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Zion Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
    • Valley Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Johnson City is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Southern Shops
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Converse
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Arcadia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen Acres, with the one closest to Allen Acres listed first.
    • Macedonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Chesnee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gaffney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Gaffney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
    • Blacksburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Chester County
    • Cabal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen Acres, with the one closest to Allen Acres listed first.
    • Greer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Greer is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <1>
    • Pelham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Pelham is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Gowensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gowensville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
    • Five Forks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Chick Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
    • O'Neal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • O'Neal is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
    • East Gate Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
    • Taylors
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Highland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Highland is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Wade Hampton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
    • Simpsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen Acres, with the one closest to Allen Acres listed first.
    • Tylersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Gray Court
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Green Pond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen Acres, with the one closest to Allen Acres listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Colerain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Colerain is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Bonham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Kelly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Buffalo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
    • Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sedalia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Lockhart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen Acres, with the one closest to Allen Acres listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hopewell is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hickory Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Cleveland County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen Acres, with the one closest to Allen Acres listed first.
    • Byersville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
    • Cliffside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
    • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
    • Boiling Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Mooresboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Earl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Sharon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Lattimore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Brittain Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
    • Patterson Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Dover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Henderson County (NC)
    • Saluda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saluda is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <1>
  • Polk County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen Acres, with the one closest to Allen Acres listed first.
    • Tryon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Tryon is located in Polk County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <1>
    • Columbus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Mill Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Melrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Rutherford County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen Acres, with the one closest to Allen Acres listed first.
    • Harris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Holly Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Henrietta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Caroleen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
    • Sandy Mush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
    • Shiloh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Alexander Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
    • Six Points
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
    • Forest City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bakersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bakersville is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Ellenboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Allen Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allen Acres.

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 Allen Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Arkwright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Magnola Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cemetery Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
    • The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Freemans Cemetery
    • New Colored Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Seay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Arrowood Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (451 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Whitney
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Spartanburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fairforest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Converse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cowpens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
  • Mount Zion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Golightly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Golightly is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly
  • Campton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Campton is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Wellford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Moore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pacolet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <1>
    • Inman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
      • 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Allen Acres ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allen Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allen Acres, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allen Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Allen Acres:

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>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 Allen Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Allen Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.