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 Draytonville (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 Draytonville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Draytonville is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Cleveland (NC), Rutherford (NC), Spartanburg, Union & York.
Below are the counties that are near Draytonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Draytonville:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Draytonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- East Gaffney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- Cabal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lowrys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- Pacolet Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pacolet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Stone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Camp Croft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Drayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Bonham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Lockhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Colerain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Filbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McConnells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Earl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Patterson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Cliffside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- Bessemer City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- South Gastonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Cherryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Tryon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Gastonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Crouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- Henrietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Six Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Caroleen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Ellenboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Alexander Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Forest City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bostic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Washburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Draytonville, see our County-by-County Page for Draytonville.
Cemeteries Near Draytonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Draytonville.
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 Draytonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Draytonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- Little Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaffney Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Draytonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Draytonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Draytonville, with the one closest to Draytonville listed first.
- Blacksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Kings Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Earl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Hickory Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cowpens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Converse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pacolet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Draytonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Draytonville.
Newspapers Published in Draytonville ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Draytonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Draytonville, 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 Draytonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Draytonville:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Rutherford 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 Draytonville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Draytonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |