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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Black Jack Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Black Jack Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Black Jack Valley, please Contact Us.

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 Black Jack Valley (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 Black Jack Valley. 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 Black Jack Valley ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Black Jack Valley: Black Jack Vly. (or less commonly used: Black Jack Vally. or Black Jack Vlly.)

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Black Jack Valley is historic, it would have been located within present day Union 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 Union County: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg & York.

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

  • Union County     (The home county of Black Jack Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack Valley, with the one closest to Black Jack Valley listed first.
    • Colerain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colerain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
    • Buffalo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bonham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Jonesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
    • Sartor Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Carlisle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lockhart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Tuckertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack Valley, with the one closest to Black Jack Valley listed first.
    • Macedonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
    • East Gaffney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaffney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
    • Gaffney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Chester County
    • Cabal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
  • Fairfield County
    • Blair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack Valley, with the one closest to Black Jack Valley listed first.
    • Fountain Inn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
      • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
    • Simpsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
    • Pelham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Greenville County
    • Fork Shoals
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
    • Greer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
      • Greer is located in Greenville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <3>
    • Mauldin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
      • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <3>
    • Lickville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack Valley, with the one closest to Black Jack Valley listed first.
    • Tylersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
    • Renno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Laurens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Joanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Gray Court
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kinards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Cold Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Green Pond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ekom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack Valley, with the one closest to Black Jack Valley listed first.
    • Whitmire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Smyrna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Glymphville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Newberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack Valley, with the one closest to Black Jack Valley listed first.
    • Cross Anchor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Enoree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pauline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Woodruff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pacolet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <3>
    • Moore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Croft
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
    • Central Pacolet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • White Stone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pacolet Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Roebuck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack Valley, with the one closest to Black Jack Valley listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in York County
    • Blairsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
      • Blairsville is located in York County
    • Hickory Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Black Jack Valley ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Jack Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Jack Valley, 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 Black Jack Valley.

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 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 Black Jack Valley:

Cemeteries Near Black Jack Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Jack Valley.

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 Black Jack Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lawson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
  • Blackstock Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackstock Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackstock Road Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Grace Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Chapel Cemetery
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
  • Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy - Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
  • Holcombe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holcombe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holcombe Cemetery
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
  • Bobo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bobo Cemetery
  • Lower Fairforest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Fairforest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Fairforest Cemetery
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (357 more) ...
    • Putnam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putnam Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarboroughs Chapel 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.

While we didn't find Black Jack Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Jack Valley.

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

  • Colerain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colerain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Colerain is located in Union County
  • Cross Keys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Union County
  • Cross Anchor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutchman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
    • Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Evinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinsville
    • Evinsville is located in Spartanburg County
  • West Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs
    • West Springs is located in Union County
  • Sedalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Sedalia is located in Union County
  • Hobbyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
    • Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
  • Glenn Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
    • Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Enoree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tylersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
  • Walnut Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hillsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
      • Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Huntington ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Laurens County
    • Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Black Jack Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Black Jack Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Jack Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6860, Longitude: -81.8026       In this case, the coordinates for Black Jack Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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