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Introduction ...

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

We've added Crows to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crows, 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 Crows (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 Crows. 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 doctors and hospitals 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 Crows is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Crows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crows:

  • Spartanburg County     (The home county of Crows)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows, with the one closest to Crows listed first.
    • Enoree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodruff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Anchor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pauline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Pond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Crescent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Roebuck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Reidville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Croft
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
    • White Stone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookside Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows, with the one closest to Crows listed first.
    • Ware Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Honea Path
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows, with the one closest to Crows listed first.
    • Pelzer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Piedmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • West Pelzer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Williamston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows, with the one closest to Crows listed first.
    • Macedonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Chesnee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Gaffney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester County
    • Cabal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows, with the one closest to Crows listed first.
    • Fountain Inn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Simpsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Pelham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Pelham is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Fork Shoals
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
    • Mauldin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <2>
    • Greer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Conestee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lickville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
    • East Gate Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
    • Chick Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows, with the one closest to Crows listed first.
    • Tylersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Gray Court
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Green Pond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Renno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Cold Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Joanna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ekom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows, with the one closest to Crows listed first.
    • Whitmire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Mudlick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows, with the one closest to Crows listed first.
    • Colerain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Colerain is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
    • Sedalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sedalia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Buffalo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jonesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Kelly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Red Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Delta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Meador ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Meador is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador

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

Cemeteries Near Crows ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crows.

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

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

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

While we didn't find Crows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crows.

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

  • Hobbyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
  • Hillsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Enoree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Evinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Evinsville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinsville
  • Woodruff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Anchor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutchman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
  • Walnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Ora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ora is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
  • Tylersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
  • Colerain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
  • Switzer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Switzer is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Moore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenn Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
    • West Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Springs is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Crows ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crows.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crows, 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 Crows.

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 helpful 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 Crows:

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 Crows, 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 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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.