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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut Springs: Chestnut Spgs. (or less commonly used: Chestnut Spngs. or Chestnut 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Chestnut Springs 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 Chestnut Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Springs:
- Greenville County (The home county of Chestnut Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Springs, with the one closest to Chestnut Springs listed first.
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Tigerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gowensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Caesars Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Travelers Rest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chick Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Taylors
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson County
- Powderville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Cherokee County
- Chesnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Springs, with the one closest to Chestnut Springs listed first.
- Dacusville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Knob ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Rocky Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Arial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Easley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Nine Times
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Chestnut Springs, with the one closest to Chestnut Springs listed first.
- Landrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Campobello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gramling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inman Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fingerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lyman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Startex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Buncombe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Springs, with the one closest to Chestnut Springs listed first.
- Arden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Royal Pines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Skyland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Avery Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Busbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bent Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Biltmore Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Azalea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Redwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Sayles Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Enka Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Haywood County (NC)
- Cruso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Springs, with the one closest to Chestnut Springs listed first.
- Tuxedo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zirconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saluda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- East Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Upward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Barker Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Willow Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Valley Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Dana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Springs, with the one closest to Chestnut Springs listed first.
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Tryon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Springs, with the one closest to Chestnut Springs listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Lure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Rutherfordton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Spindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Transylvania County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Springs, with the one closest to Chestnut Springs listed first.
- Cedar Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Penrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Pisgah Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brevard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <1>
- East Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Rosman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <1>
- Balsam Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Toxaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Springs.
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut 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 Chestnut Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Springs, with the one closest to Chestnut Springs listed first.
- Double Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs Cemetery
- The Double Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartlett Ward Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
- North Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hagood - Hightower Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Terrys Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins - Hightower Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mullinax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lima Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glassy Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Chestnut Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Springs, with the one closest to Chestnut Springs listed first.
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Zirconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Saluda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Glassy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tigerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Upward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Taho ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taho is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taho
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tryon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hendersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Springs.
Newspapers Published in Chestnut 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Springs, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut 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 Chestnut Springs:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania 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 Chestnut Springs, 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 from Point A (ie- Chestnut Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |