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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 Crow Creek (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 Crow Creek. 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 Crow Creek ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Crow Creek: Crow Crk. (or less commonly used: Crow Ck. or Crow Cr.)

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 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.

Crow Creek is located in Pickens 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 Pickens County: Transylvania (NC), Anderson, Greenville & Oconee.

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

  • Pickens County     (The home county of Crow Creek)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crow Creek, with the one closest to Crow Creek listed first.
    • Pendleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Powderville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
      • Powderville is located in Anderson County
    • La France
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Piedmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Northlake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
      • Northlake is located in Anderson County
    • Leisure Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Townville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • West Pelzer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelzer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
      • West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Anderson Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
    • Pelzer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crow Creek, with the one closest to Crow Creek listed first.
    • Caesars Head
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Marietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleveland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Slater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Berea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Greenville County
    • Parker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Greenville County
    • Travelers Rest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • City View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
      • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Sans Souci
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
      • Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
    • Welcome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Judson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Greenville County
    • White Horse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Oconee County
  • Rabun County (GA)
  • Henderson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crow Creek, with the one closest to Crow Creek listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Tuxedo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
      • Tuxedo is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo <1>
    • Etowah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Etowah is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <1>
    • Zirconia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Claremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Flat Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
      • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <1>
    • Valley Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
      • Valley Hill is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Jackson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crow Creek, with the one closest to Crow Creek listed first.
    • Cashiers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Highlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Glenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
      • Glenville is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <1>
    • Argura
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Erastus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erastus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
      • Erastus is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Erastus
      • From Crow Creek to Erastus
  • Macon County (NC)
    • Lickskillet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Transylvania County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crow Creek, with the one closest to Crow Creek listed first.
    • East Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
      • East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Fork
      • From Crow Creek to East Fork
    • Rosman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
      • Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <1>
    • Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
      • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <1>
    • Lake Toxaway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sapphire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire
      • Sapphire is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapphire <1>
    • Brevard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Balsam Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pisgah Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Forest
      • Pisgah Forest is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah Forest <1>
    • Seven Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Penrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
      • Penrose is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Crow Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crow Creek.

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

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

  • Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Martins Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martins Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martins Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Porters Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porters Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porters Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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.
  • Secona Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Secona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Secona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pickens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (370 more) ...
    • Bruce Hagood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Hagood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Hagood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Johnston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Crow Creek had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Nine Times
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nine Times. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
    • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nine Times
    • From Crow Creek to Nine Times
  • Nimmons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimmons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
    • Nimmons is located in Pickens County
  • Knob ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
    • Knob is located in Pickens County
  • Eastatoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastatoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe
    • Eastatoe is located in Pickens County
  • Six Mile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jocassee ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jocassee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
    • Jocassee is located in Oconee County
  • Liberty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Easley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dacusville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dacusville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
    • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dacusville
    • From Crow Creek to Dacusville
  • Central
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mayfield ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Greenville County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wattacoo ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattacoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
      • Wattacoo is located in Pickens County
    • East Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
      • East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Fork
      • From Crow Creek to East Fork
    • Caesars Head
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Crow Creek ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crow Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crow Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crow Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Crow Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crow Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Crow Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crow Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9207, Longitude: -82.7719       In this case, the coordinates for Crow Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Crow Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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