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 Bishop Heights (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 Bishop Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Bishop Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bishop Heights: Bishop Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bishop Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bishop Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bishop Heights 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 Bishop Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bishop Heights:
- Greenville County (The home county of Bishop Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop Heights, with the one closest to Bishop Heights listed first.
- Mauldin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conestee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Simpsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Pine Hill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Gantt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Dunean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Welcome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Golden Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop Heights, with the one closest to Bishop Heights listed first.
- Honea Path
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ware Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Donalds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Due West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop Heights, with the one closest to Bishop Heights listed first.
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Pelzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- La France
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop Heights, with the one closest to Bishop Heights listed first.
- Green Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 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
- Laurens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Tylersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Cold Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop Heights, with the one closest to Bishop Heights listed first.
- Easley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dacusville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Arial
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Norris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knob ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Isaqueena Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Six Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sunset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clemson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bishop Heights, with the one closest to Bishop Heights listed first.
- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Reidville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Lyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Startex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Enoree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairforest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
- Union County
- Colerain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Polk County (NC)
- Tryon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bishop Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Bishop Heights.
Cemeteries Near Bishop Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bishop Heights.
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 Bishop Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bishop Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bishop Heights, with the one closest to Bishop Heights listed first.
- Mauldin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- First Baptist Church of Mauldin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Standing Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cureton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reedy Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Vaughan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Shady Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Bishop Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bishop Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bishop Heights, with the one closest to Bishop Heights listed first.
- Mauldin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Fountain Inn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Lickville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Cashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cashville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chick Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Taylors
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pelzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bishop Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bishop Heights.
Newspapers Published in Bishop Heights ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bishop Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bishop Heights, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bishop Heights.
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 Bishop Heights:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Laurens County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Polk 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 Bishop Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bishop Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |