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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 Canterbury (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 Canterbury. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Canterbury 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 Canterbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canterbury:

  • Greenville County     (The home county of Canterbury)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury, with the one closest to Canterbury listed first.
    • Golden Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
    • Conestee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gantt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Gantt is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
    • Fork Shoals
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
    • Lickville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
    • Pine Hill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
    • Mauldin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <1>
    • Simpsonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • White Horse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • White Horse is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • Dunean
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dunean is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
    • Judson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Judson is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Welcome
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Welcome is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Woodland Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury, with the one closest to Canterbury listed first.
    • Honea Path
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Donalds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ware Shoals
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Due West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Level Land
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
    • Antreville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
    • Lake Secession
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury, with the one closest to Canterbury listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pelzer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Pelzer
      (5 miles [8 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Powderville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Powderville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
    • Belton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
    • Northlake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Northlake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
    • Anderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Caldwell Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Homeland Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
    • La France
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury, with the one closest to Canterbury listed first.
    • Cokesbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Hodges
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury, with the one closest to Canterbury listed first.
    • Green Pond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Gray Court
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Ekom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Mount Gallagher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
    • Laurens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Tylersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterloo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oconee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury, with the one closest to Canterbury listed first.
    • Newry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Utica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Utica is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury, with the one closest to Canterbury listed first.
    • Easley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arial
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Arial is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dacusville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
    • Norris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pickens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Central
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Isaqueena Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
    • Clemson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Six Mile
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Crow Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
    • Knob ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Knob is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
    • Nine Times
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury, with the one closest to Canterbury listed first.
    • Crescent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Green Pond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Reidville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodruff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Duncan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
    • Brookside Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Lyman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <1>
    • Startex
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Enoree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Moore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Roebuck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairforest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Canterbury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canterbury.

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 Canterbury - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Waycross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenville Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Reheboth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cureton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Reedy Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove Station Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (379 more) ...

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

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

  • Woodville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Piedmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pelzer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lickville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lickville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
  • Fork Shoals
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
  • Mauldin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <1>
  • White Horse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • White Horse is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
  • Simpsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Toney Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Piercetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Piercetown is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fountain Inn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Belton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton

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

Newspapers Published in Canterbury ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canterbury.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canterbury, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canterbury.

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 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 Canterbury:

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 Canterbury, 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- Canterbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.