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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 Cherokee Springs (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 Cherokee Springs. 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 Cherokee Springs ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cherokee Springs: Cherokee Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cherokee Spngs. or Cherokee Sprngs.)

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Cherokee Springs is located in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County: Polk (NC), Rutherford (NC), Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens & Union.

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

  • Spartanburg County     (The home county of Cherokee Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Springs, with the one closest to Cherokee Springs listed first.
    • Mayo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
    • Converse
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Drayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cowpens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
    • Valley Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Boiling Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clifton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hub City Courts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
    • Saxon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saxon is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Southern Shops
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Springs, with the one closest to Cherokee Springs listed first.
    • Chesnee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Macedonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Gaffney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • East Gaffney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
    • Blacksburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kings Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Chester County
    • Cabal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Springs, with the one closest to Cherokee Springs listed first.
    • Gowensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Gowensville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
    • Greer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Greer is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <1>
    • O'Neal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • O'Neal is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
    • Pelham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pelham is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Chick Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
    • Highland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Highland is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Taylors
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • East Gate Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
    • Five Forks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Wade Hampton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
    • Woodland Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Tigerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Paris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Paris is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Springs, with the one closest to Cherokee Springs listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Colerain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Colerain is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Bonham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Kelly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Buffalo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
    • Lockhart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Springs, with the one closest to Cherokee Springs listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hopewell is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hickory Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Cleveland County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Springs, with the one closest to Cherokee Springs listed first.
    • Byersville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
    • Cliffside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
    • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
    • Boiling Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Mooresboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Sharon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Earl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Lattimore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Brittain Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
    • Patterson Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Dover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Shelby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
  • Henderson County (NC)
    • Saluda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Saluda is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <1>
  • Polk County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Springs, with the one closest to Cherokee Springs listed first.
    • Columbus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Mill Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tryon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tryon is located in Polk County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <1>
    • Melrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Rutherford County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Springs, with the one closest to Cherokee Springs listed first.
    • Harris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Holly Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Henrietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Caroleen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
    • Sandy Mush
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
    • Shiloh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Six Points
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
    • Alexander Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
    • Forest City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bakersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bakersville is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
    • Concord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Ellenboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bostic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bostic is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Cherokee Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherokee Springs.

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 Cherokee Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Converse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Cowpens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
  • Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spartanburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fingerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooklyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Fairforest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Campton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Campton is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Mount Zion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • New Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sandy Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Springs is located in Polk County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
    • Inman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
    • Pacolet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Cherokee Springs ...

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 Cherokee Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherokee Springs, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherokee Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cherokee Springs:

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 Cherokee Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cherokee Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.