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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 Beverly (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 Beverly. 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 and hospitals 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.

Beverly is located in Pickens County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pickens County: Transylvania (NC), Anderson, Greenville & Oconee.

Below are the counties that are near Beverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beverly:

  • Pickens County     (The home county of Beverly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Liberty
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Arial
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
      • Arial is located in Pickens County
    • Easley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Norris
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Central
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Six Mile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Crow Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
      • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
    • Isaqueena Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaqueena Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
      • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
    • Dacusville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dacusville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
      • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
    • Clemson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbeville County
    • Honea Path
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Powderville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
      • Powderville is located in Anderson County
    • Pendleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Piedmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • La France
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • West Pelzer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
      • West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Northlake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
      • Northlake is located in Anderson County
    • Pelzer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
    • Leisure Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Centerville Terrace Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Parker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Greenville County
    • Welcome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
      • Welcome is located in Greenville County
    • City View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
      • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Golden Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
      • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
    • Judson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Greenville County
    • Berea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Greenville County
    • Dunean
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
      • Dunean is located in Greenville County
    • Gantt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
      • Gantt is located in Greenville County
    • Sans Souci
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
      • Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
    • Greenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pine Hill Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
      • Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
    • Travelers Rest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Green Pond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
    • Princeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
  • Oconee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Newry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Utica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Oconee County
    • Seneca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tamassee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • West Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Walhalla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Oakway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
      • Oakway is located in Oconee County
    • Westminster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Play
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Rest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Hart County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawfords Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
      • Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Reed Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
    • Cooleys Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
      • Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
  • Transylvania County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Cedar Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
      • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <1>
    • Rosman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
      • Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <1>
    • Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
      • Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Lake Toxaway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sapphire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire
      • Sapphire is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapphire <1>
    • Brevard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
      • Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <1>
    • Pisgah Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Forest
      • Pisgah Forest is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah Forest <1>
    • Seven Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)

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

Newspapers Published in Beverly ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beverly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beverly, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beverly.

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 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 Beverly:

Cemeteries Near Beverly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beverly.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Smith Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Grove Cemetery
  • Kennemer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennemer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennemer Cemetery
  • Grant Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Memorial Park
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memorial Park
  • Arial UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Arial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arial Cemetery
  • Enon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
  • Rice Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Creek Cemetery
  • Pickens View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickens View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickens View Cemetery
  • Ruhamah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruhamah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruhamah Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (390 more) ...
    • Flat Rock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
    • Flat Rock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
    • Golden Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Grove Cemetery

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 Beverly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beverly.

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

  • Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Easley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Central
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Six Mile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Crow Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
    • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
  • Dacusville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dacusville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
    • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
  • Piercetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piercetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
    • Piercetown is located in Anderson County
  • Calhoun
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in Pickens County
  • Pendleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • White Horse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • White Horse is located in Greenville County
  • Nine Times
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Times have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
    • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
  • Piedmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Knob ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
      • Knob is located in Pickens County
    • Greenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Greenville County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beverly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beverly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beverly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8062, Longitude: -82.6682       In this case, the coordinates for Beverly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Beverly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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