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 Beersheba (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 Beersheba. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Beersheba is located in 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 Beersheba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beersheba:
- York County (The home county of Beersheba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Filbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- McConnells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- India Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blacksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Lowrys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cabal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Smith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eureka Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Gayle Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Edgemoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lando
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Camp Cox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Springdell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Van Wyck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Pacolet Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cowpens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Converse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Lockhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Meador ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Kings Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Earl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Patterson Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Stony Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Light Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Brittain Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Elizabeth City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- South Gastonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Bessemer City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gastonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Dallas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McAdenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Crouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Iron Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Lincolnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Dixie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Pineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Dalton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Paw Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Wilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Chateau Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Charlotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Six Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Henrietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Union County (NC)
- Marvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beersheba, see our County-by-County Page for Beersheba.
Cemeteries Near Beersheba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beersheba.
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 Beersheba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beersheba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Lakeview Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Apple Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clover Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mullinax Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Blalock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mtn. Battleground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howser Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Beersheba in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beersheba.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beersheba, with the one closest to Beersheba listed first.
- Filbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hoodtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tirzah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tirzah is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Grover
(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 Beersheba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beersheba.
Newspapers Published in Beersheba ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beersheba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beersheba, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beersheba.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Beersheba:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Union 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> | 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 Beersheba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Beersheba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |