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 Easterly Heights (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 Easterly Heights. 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 Easterly Heights ...
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 Easterly Heights: Easterly Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Easterly Heights 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 Easterly Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Easterly Heights:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Easterly Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Blacksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kings Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Cabal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Smith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Cowpens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- White Stone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Croft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Drayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Jonesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bonham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Filbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McConnells
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Lake Wylie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earl
(5 miles [8 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
- Patterson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Brittain Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Light Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Village Square Townhouses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Bessemer City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- South Gastonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Tryon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Cherryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dellview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Gastonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Crouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Lincolnton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boger City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Laurel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Six Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Henrietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Caroleen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Ellenboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Harris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Alexander Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Bostic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Washburn
(25 miles [40.2 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 Easterly Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Easterly Heights.
Cemeteries Near Easterly Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Easterly Heights.
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 Easterly Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Easterly Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Dye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Divine True Holiness Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blacksburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goode Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Etters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clingham Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bridges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Galilee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- Heathcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Paran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Easterly Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Easterly Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Easterly Heights, with the one closest to Easterly Heights listed first.
- Blacksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kings Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earl
(5 miles [8 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
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Kings Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 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 Easterly Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Easterly Heights.
Newspapers Published in Easterly Heights ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Easterly Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Easterly Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Easterly Heights.
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 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 Easterly Heights:
- 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 Easterly Heights, 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- Easterly Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |