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 Beacon Hill (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 Beacon Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beacon Hill:
- Greenville County (The home county of Beacon Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hill, with the one closest to Beacon Hill listed first.
- Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- East Gate Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Chick Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Taylors
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Greer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Woodland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Mauldin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conestee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 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 Beacon Hill, with the one closest to Beacon Hill listed first.
- Powderville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pelzer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Cherokee County
- Chesnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hill, with the one closest to Beacon Hill listed first.
- Green Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Tylersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Laurens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ekom
(30 miles [48.3 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 Beacon Hill, with the one closest to Beacon Hill listed first.
- Dacusville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Easley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arial
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knob ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Crow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Norris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hill, with the one closest to Beacon Hill listed first.
- Reidville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Startex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Brookside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Green Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Wellford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
- Moore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Inman Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Woodruff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- Colerain
(28 miles [45.1 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 Beacon Hill, with the one closest to Beacon Hill listed first.
- Saluda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zirconia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Claremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- East Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Upward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hill, with the one closest to Beacon Hill listed first.
- Tryon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Transylvania County (NC)
- Cedar Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beacon Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Beacon Hill.
Cemeteries Near Beacon Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beacon Hill.
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 Beacon Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beacon Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beacon Hill, with the one closest to Beacon Hill listed first.
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hudson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vaughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Five Forks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- First Baptist Church of Mauldin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greer City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Beacon Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beacon Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beacon Hill, with the one closest to Beacon Hill listed first.
- Batesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Chick Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Taylors
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cashville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Reidville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- White Horse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Sandy Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- O'Neal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beacon Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beacon Hill.
Newspapers Published in Beacon Hill ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beacon Hill, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beacon Hill.
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 Beacon Hill:
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beacon Hill) 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 Beacon Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |