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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 Evinsville (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 Evinsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Spartanburg County     (The home county of Evinsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evinsville, with the one closest to Evinsville listed first.
    • Cross Anchor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Enoree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodruff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pauline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Moore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Roebuck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Crescent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Camp Croft
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
    • White Stone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pacolet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <1>
    • Central Pacolet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Abbeville County
    • Ware Shoals
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evinsville, with the one closest to Evinsville listed first.
    • Macedonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • East Gaffney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
    • Gaffney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester County
    • Cabal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evinsville, with the one closest to Evinsville listed first.
    • Fountain Inn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Simpsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Pelham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pelham is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Fork Shoals
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
    • Mauldin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <1>
    • Lickville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
    • Greer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greer is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <1>
    • Conestee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Chick Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
    • East Gate Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evinsville, with the one closest to Evinsville listed first.
    • Tylersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Gray Court
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Laurens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Renno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Joanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Green Pond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Cold Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Kinards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evinsville, with the one closest to Evinsville listed first.
    • Whitmire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mudlick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Smyrna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evinsville, with the one closest to Evinsville listed first.
    • Colerain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Colerain is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
    • Sedalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sedalia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Buffalo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bonham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Jonesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Red Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
    • Meador ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Meador is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Delta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • York County
    • Hopewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hopewell is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell

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

Cemeteries Near Evinsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evinsville.

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

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Evinsville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hobbyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
  • Cross Anchor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Enoree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutchman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
  • Colerain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
  • Tylersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
  • Walnut Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Cross Keys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Keys is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • West Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Springs is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs
  • Ora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ora is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
  • Glenn Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Woodruff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sedalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sedalia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Huntington ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntington is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington

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

Newspapers Published in Evinsville ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evinsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evinsville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evinsville.

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 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 Evinsville:

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