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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 Antreville (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 Antreville. 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.

Antreville is located in Abbeville County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Abbeville County: Elbert (GA), Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens & McCormick.

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

  • Abbeville County     (The home county of Antreville)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antreville, with the one closest to Antreville listed first.
    • Iva
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Deans
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
      • Deans is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deans
      • From Antreville to Deans
    • Starr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Homeland Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
      • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
    • Caldwell Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caldwell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
      • Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
    • Belton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Anderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland Store
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Anderson Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Centerville Terrace Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Northlake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Andersonville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antreville, with the one closest to Antreville listed first.
    • Lickville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lickville
      • From Antreville to Lickville
    • Fork Shoals
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
      • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antreville, with the one closest to Antreville listed first.
    • Hodges
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cokesbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
    • Promised Land
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Verdery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verdery
      • From Antreville to Verdery
    • Greenwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Grendel Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Mathews Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Bradley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coronaca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
    • Troy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairforest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antreville, with the one closest to Antreville listed first.
    • Princeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
    • Mount Gallagher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Ekom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cold Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Pond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McCormick County
  • Oconee County
  • Elbert County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antreville, with the one closest to Antreville listed first.
    • Bowman Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
    • Harmony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Elberton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Silk Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
      • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
    • Goss
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewy Rose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Harper
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bowman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Hart County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antreville, with the one closest to Antreville listed first.
    • Dooleys Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
    • Cooleys Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Hartwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Reed Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 (GA)
    • Flat Shoals
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Maretts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antreville, with the one closest to Antreville listed first.
    • Hesters Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lisbon
      • From Antreville to Lisbon
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Goshen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Antreville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Antreville.

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 Antreville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bells Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bells Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bells Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rocky River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Midway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carswell Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carswell Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carswell Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leverett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leverett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leverett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall - Cromer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall - Cromer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall - Cromer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (331 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Antreville had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Level Land
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
    • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Level Land
    • From Antreville to Level Land
  • Storeville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
    • Storeville is located in Anderson County
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Abbeville County
  • Iva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lowndesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Due West
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Monterey ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
  • Varennes ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varennes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varennes
    • Varennes is located in Anderson County
  • Moffitsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moffitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
    • Moffitsville is located in Anderson County
  • Deans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
    • Deans is located in Anderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Deans
    • From Antreville to Deans
  • Starr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Watts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Watts is located in Abbeville County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Latimer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Donalds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Concordia ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
      • Concordia is located in Elbert County (GA)

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

Newspapers Published in Antreville ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Antreville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Antreville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Antreville.

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 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 Antreville:

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

The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Antreville and Abbeville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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- Antreville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antreville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3040, Longitude: -82.5426       In this case, the coordinates for Antreville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Antreville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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