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 Bordeaux (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 Bordeaux. 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 northwest 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 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.
Bordeaux is located in McCormick 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 McCormick County: Columbia (GA), Elbert (GA), Lincoln (GA), Abbeville, Edgefield & Greenwood.
Below are the counties that are near Bordeaux. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bordeaux:
- McCormick County (The home county of Bordeaux)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Willington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- McCormick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Parksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Calhoun Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Latimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lowndesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Lake Secession
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Level Land
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Due West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson County
- Iva
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Colliers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Edgefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Verdery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Mathews Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Greenwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairforest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Grendel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Hodges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cokesbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Kiokee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Appling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maddox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Snead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Hesters Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lincolnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Loce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- McDuffie County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Oglethorpe County (GA)
- Palmetto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Warren County (GA)
- Cadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cadley is located in Warren County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Wilkes County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Tignall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Lundberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Rayle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tyrone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bordeaux, see our County-by-County Page for Bordeaux.
Cemeteries Near Bordeaux ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bordeaux.
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 Bordeaux - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bordeaux covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Bordeaux Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- De La Howe Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Badwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wideman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Republican Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Massacre Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Overbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Long Cane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chisholm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Bordeaux in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bordeaux.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bordeaux, with the one closest to Bordeaux listed first.
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Calhoun Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
- McCormick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leverett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leverett is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plum Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Agnes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Danburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Danburg is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
- Double Branches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hester is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Leathersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leathersville is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
- Metasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metasville is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bordeaux. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bordeaux.
Newspapers Published in Bordeaux ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bordeaux.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bordeaux, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bordeaux.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bordeaux:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to McCormick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Edgefield County
- Greenwood County
- Columbia County
- Elbert County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Oglethorpe County
- Warren 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> | 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 Bordeaux, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bordeaux) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |