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 Dillard Crossroads (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 Dillard Crossroads. 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 Dillard Crossroads ...
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 Dillard Crossroads: Dillard Xrds.
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 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.
Dillard Crossroads 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 Dillard Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dillard Crossroads:
- Spartanburg County (The home county of Dillard Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Green Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Reidville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Moore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Woodruff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Startex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roebuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wellford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
- Fairforest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Ware Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Honea Path
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Piedmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Powderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Pelzer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Williamston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaffney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Woodland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Greer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Inn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chick Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- East Gate Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Mauldin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taylors
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Conestee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Gray Court
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Tylersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Laurens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Ekom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Cold Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Dover ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Renno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Dacusville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Easley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arial
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Colerain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Jonesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Bonham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Sedalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Tryon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dillard Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Dillard Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Dillard Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dillard Crossroads.
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 Dillard Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dillard Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Green Pond Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Pond Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Penden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crestview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Penney - McMillian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Dillard Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dillard Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Dillard Crossroads listed first.
- Cashville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cashville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Reidville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Switzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Switzer is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Woodruff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Batesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wellford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Inn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairforest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dillard Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dillard Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Dillard Crossroads ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dillard Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dillard Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dillard Crossroads.
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 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 Dillard Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Spartanburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Laurens County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Polk 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> | 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 Dillard Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Dillard Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |