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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Beauty Spot. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beauty Spot to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beauty Spot, 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 Beauty Spot (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 Beauty Spot. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Beauty Spot is historic, it would have been located within present day York 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 York County: Cleveland (NC), Gaston (NC), Mecklenburg (NC), Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Beauty Spot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beauty Spot:
- York County (The home county of Beauty Spot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beauty Spot, with the one closest to Beauty Spot listed first.
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Blairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McConnells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Filbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Clover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bowling Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beauty Spot, with the one closest to Beauty Spot listed first.
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blacksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Gaffney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beauty Spot, with the one closest to Beauty Spot listed first.
- Cabal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lowrys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Gayle Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Smith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Cornwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Edgemoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County
- Woodward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Newberry County
- Whitmire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beauty Spot, with the one closest to Beauty Spot listed first.
- Central Pacolet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Pacolet Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pacolet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Stone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cowpens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Camp Croft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pauline
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Mayo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beauty Spot, with the one closest to Beauty Spot listed first.
- Lockhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Bonham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Colerain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Sedalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beauty Spot, with the one closest to Beauty Spot listed first.
- Grover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Earl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Patterson Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Kings Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Brittain Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Boiling Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beauty Spot, with the one closest to Beauty Spot listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- South Gastonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Bessemer City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gastonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Rutherford County (NC)
- Six Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beauty Spot, see our County-by-County Page for Beauty Spot.
Cemeteries Near Beauty Spot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beauty Spot.
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 Beauty Spot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beauty Spot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beauty Spot, with the one closest to Beauty Spot listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pinckney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster - Woolbright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McKissick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reidsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Abingdon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Going Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Beauty Spot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beauty Spot.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beauty Spot, with the one closest to Beauty Spot listed first.
- Gould ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hoodtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hoodtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
- Bullock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bullock Creek is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
- Cotton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
- Blairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilksburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilksburg
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bonham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beauty Spot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beauty Spot.
Newspapers Published in Beauty Spot ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beauty Spot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beauty Spot, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beauty Spot.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Beauty Spot:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Newberry County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Rutherford 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 Beauty Spot, 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> | 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> | 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- Beauty Spot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |