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Introduction ...

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

We've added Celestia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Celestia, 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 Celestia (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 Celestia. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Celestia is historic, it would have been located within present day Saluda 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 Saluda County: Aiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington & Newberry.

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

  • Saluda County     (The home county of Celestia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celestia, with the one closest to Celestia listed first.
    • Saluda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Ward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celestia, with the one closest to Celestia listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Abbeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celestia, with the one closest to Celestia listed first.
    • Monetta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
    • Springdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Aiken County
    • Vaucluse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celestia, with the one closest to Celestia listed first.
    • Johnston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgefield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Trenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Colliers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
    • Murphys Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celestia, with the one closest to Celestia listed first.
    • Springdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Ninety Six
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairforest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Mathews Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Bradley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grendel Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Promised Land
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Verdery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
    • Coronaca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
    • Troy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celestia, with the one closest to Celestia listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Cross Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kinards
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Cold Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Joanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Gallagher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celestia, with the one closest to Celestia listed first.
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Leesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Lake Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Ella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celestia, with the one closest to Celestia listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
    • Plum Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • McCormick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Parksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Modoc
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarks Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celestia, with the one closest to Celestia listed first.
    • Chappells
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Mudlick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mudlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
    • Newberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prosperity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County

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

Cemeteries Near Celestia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Celestia.

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 Celestia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dorn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hegwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Penn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gassaway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gassaway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gassaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gassaway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gassaway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gassaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blocker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blocker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (286 more) ...
    • Wright Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71701 <5>
    • Pressley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pressley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pressley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Travis Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Meeting Street
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting Street have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
  • Pleasant Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
    • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
  • Ninety Six
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chappells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vaughanville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
  • Bradley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
  • McCormick
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Plum Branch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ridge Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverstreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Celestia ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Celestia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Celestia, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Celestia.

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 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 Celestia:

The official website for Saluda County: www.saludacounty.sc.gov/

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 Celestia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<6>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- Celestia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Celestia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0060, Longitude: -81.9568       In this case, the coordinates for Celestia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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