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 Batesville (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 Batesville. 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 and doctors 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.
Batesville is located in Greenville 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 Greenville County: Henderson (NC), Polk (NC), Transylvania (NC), Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens, Pickens & Spartanburg.
Below are the counties that are near Batesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Batesville:
- Greenville County (The home county of Batesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
- Pelham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- East Gate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Chick Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Woodland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Greer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Taylors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Mauldin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conestee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Abbeville County
- Honea Path
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
- Powderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Piedmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pelzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Williamston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
- Chesnee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
- Green Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Tylersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Laurens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ekom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
- Dacusville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Easley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arial
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Knob ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Pickens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Norris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
- Reidville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Brookside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Lyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Startex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodruff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairforest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- Colerain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
- Saluda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zirconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
- Tryon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Transylvania County (NC)
- Cedar Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Batesville, see our County-by-County Page for Batesville.
Cemeteries Near Batesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Batesville.
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 Batesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Batesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
- Vaughan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hudson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- First Baptist Church of Mauldin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greer City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Batesville had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
- Pelham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Chick Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Mauldin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cashville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Reidville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Taylors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- O'Neal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Fountain Inn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Switzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Switzer is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Batesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Batesville.
Newspapers Published in Batesville ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Batesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Batesville, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Batesville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Batesville:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Laurens County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Henderson County
- Polk County
- Transylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South 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> | 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- Batesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Batesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |