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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 Emerald Place (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 Emerald Place. 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 Emerald Place ...

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 Emerald Place: Emerald Pl. (or less commonly used: Emerald Plc.)

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 hospitals and 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.

Emerald Place is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Emerald Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Place, with the one closest to Emerald Place listed first.
    • Fairforest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Greenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Grendel Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
    • Coronaca
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Mathews Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Panola Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Greenwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Ninety Six
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Springdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Cokesbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Hodges
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Promised Land
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • Verdery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Place, with the one closest to Emerald Place listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Ware Shoals
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Donalds
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Due West
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Honea Path
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Level Land
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Antreville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
    • Lake Secession
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
    • Latimer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Latimer is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Calhoun Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lowndesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Anderson County
    • Belton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgefield County
    • Edgefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Place, with the one closest to Emerald Place listed first.
    • Fork Shoals
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
    • Lickville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Place, with the one closest to Emerald Place listed first.
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Anglers Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Cross Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
    • Mountville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Ekom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Laurens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Joanna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Place, with the one closest to Emerald Place listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • McCormick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
    • Plum Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Carmel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Place, with the one closest to Emerald Place listed first.
    • Chappells
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mudlick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Old Town Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Silverstreet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Helena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Newberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Place, with the one closest to Emerald Place listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Saluda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County (GA)
    • Hesters Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people

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

Cemeteries Near Emerald Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emerald Place.

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 Emerald Place - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Save All Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaulah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Tabernacle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morris Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...

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 Emerald Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Emerald Place.

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

  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ninety Six
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hodges
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
  • Waterloo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Vaughanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Darraugh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
  • Bradley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Gallagher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
  • Mountville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chappells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ekom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Brewerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brewerton is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewerton
    • Milton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Milton is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton

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

Newspapers Published in Emerald Place ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emerald Place.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Emerald Place:

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 Emerald Place, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Emerald Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.