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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 Belle Terre Acres (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 Belle Terre Acres. 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.

Belle Terre Acres 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 Belle Terre Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belle Terre Acres:

  • Greenville County     (The home county of Belle Terre Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Terre Acres, with the one closest to Belle Terre Acres listed first.
    • Golden Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
    • Gantt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Gantt is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
    • Conestee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Hill Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
    • Dunean
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Dunean is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
    • White Horse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • White Horse is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • Judson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Judson is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Welcome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Welcome is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Mauldin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <1>
    • Greenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Parker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Parker is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Lickville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
    • City View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • City View is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Terre Acres, with the one closest to Belle Terre Acres listed first.
    • Honea Path
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Donalds
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ware Shoals
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Due West
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Level Land
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
    • Antreville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Terre Acres, with the one closest to Belle Terre Acres listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Powderville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Powderville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
    • Pelzer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Pelzer
      (6 miles [9.7 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Anderson Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
    • Northlake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Northlake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
    • Anderson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Caldwell Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
    • Sandy Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • La France
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Terre Acres, with the one closest to Belle Terre Acres listed first.
    • Green Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Princeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Gray Court
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Ekom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Mount Gallagher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
    • Laurens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tylersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Cold Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
  • Oconee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Terre Acres, with the one closest to Belle Terre Acres listed first.
    • Newry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Utica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Utica is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Seneca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Terre Acres, with the one closest to Belle Terre Acres listed first.
    • Easley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Arial
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Arial is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
    • Dacusville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pickens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Norris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Central
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Isaqueena Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
    • Six Mile
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Crow Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
    • Knob ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Knob is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
    • Clemson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Nine Times
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Terre Acres, with the one closest to Belle Terre Acres listed first.
    • Crescent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Green Pond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Reidville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodruff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Duncan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
    • Lyman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <1>
    • Startex
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookside Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Wellford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Moore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Enoree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
    • Roebuck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Belle Terre Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belle Terre Acres.

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 Belle Terre Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belle Terre Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Greenville Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Grove Station Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Reheboth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waycross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pinevale Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Resthaven Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shiloh UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cureton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (376 more) ...
    • Reedy Fork Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bethesda Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Belle Terre Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belle Terre Acres.

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

  • Piedmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Woodville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • White Horse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • White Horse is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
  • Pelzer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mauldin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <1>
  • Williamston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lickville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lickville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fork Shoals
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
  • Simpsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Piercetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Piercetown is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
  • Toney Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fountain Inn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Easley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Batesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Batesville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville

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

Newspapers Published in Belle Terre Acres ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Terre Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belle Terre Acres, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belle Terre Acres.

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 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 Belle Terre Acres:

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 Belle Terre Acres, 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- Belle Terre Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.