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 Bethiah (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 Bethiah. 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 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.
Bethiah is located in Abbeville 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 Abbeville County: Elbert (GA), Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens & McCormick.
Below are the counties that are near Bethiah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethiah:
- Abbeville County (The home county of Bethiah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethiah, with the one closest to Bethiah listed first.
- Abbeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Calhoun Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Due West
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lowndesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Antreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Lake Secession
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Donalds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ware Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethiah, with the one closest to Bethiah listed first.
- Iva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Starr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Edgefield County
- Colliers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethiah, with the one closest to Bethiah listed first.
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Verdery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Greenwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Mathews Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grendel Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Fairforest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Hodges
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethiah, with the one closest to Bethiah listed first.
- Collins Lakeside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Anglers Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Cross Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ekom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethiah, with the one closest to Bethiah listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- McCormick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Plum Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newberry County
- Chappells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethiah, with the one closest to Bethiah listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Silk Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Elberton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethiah, with the one closest to Bethiah listed first.
- Hesters Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lincolnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Wilkes County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethiah, with the one closest to Bethiah listed first.
- Tignall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethiah, see our County-by-County Page for Bethiah.
Cemeteries Near Bethiah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethiah.
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 Bethiah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethiah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethiah, with the one closest to Bethiah listed first.
- Bethiah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chisholm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Long Cane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Massacre Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon - Lipford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Bethiah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethiah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethiah, with the one closest to Bethiah listed first.
- Calhoun Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Mount Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watts is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- McCormick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darraugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Calhoun Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hester is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Dover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethiah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethiah.
Newspapers Published in Bethiah ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethiah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethiah, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethiah.
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 websites either 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 Bethiah:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Abbeville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Edgefield County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Elbert County
- Lincoln County
- Wilkes 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethiah) 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 Bethiah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |