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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 Epworth (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 Epworth. 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 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.

Epworth 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 Epworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Epworth:

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Epworth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
    • Springdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Ninety Six
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairforest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Mathews Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Panola Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Greenwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grendel Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
    • Bradley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Promised Land
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • Coronaca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Verdery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Abbeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ware Shoals
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Donalds
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Due West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Level Land
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
  • Aiken County
    • Monetta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
    • Edgefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Colliers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
    • Trenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Cross Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mountville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
    • Cold Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Ekom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Kinards
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Joanna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lexington County
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • McCormick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
    • Modoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Carmel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Clarks Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
    • Chappells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Mudlick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Silverstreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Stoney Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Newberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Prosperity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
    • Saluda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Ward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
    • Goshen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Hesters Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 Epworth, see our County-by-County Page for Epworth.

Cemeteries Near Epworth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Epworth.

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

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

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

  • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Penn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Save All Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rushville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harling Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dorn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (267 more) ...
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Epworth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Epworth.

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

  • Ninety Six
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Chappells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Lane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
  • Meeting Street
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
  • Vaughanville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
  • Cross Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
  • McCormick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterloo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hodges
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Darraugh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
    • Mountville
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Epworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Epworth.

Newspapers Published in Epworth ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Epworth.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Epworth:

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 Epworth, 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- Epworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.