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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ezell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ezell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ezell, please Contact Us.
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 Ezell (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 Ezell. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ezell is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Ezell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ezell:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Ezell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Chesnee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gaffney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Blacksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chester County
- Cabal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Gowensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Greer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Chick Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Mayo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Cowpens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fingerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saxon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saxon is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Bonham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Colerain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Blairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Cliffside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Mooresboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Lattimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Earl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Brittain Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Patterson Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- New House
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New House is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Dellview
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Cherryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Henderson County (NC)
- Saluda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County (NC)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- McDowell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Vein Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Mill Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Caroleen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sandy Mush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Six Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Alexander Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Ellenboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bakersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Bostic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ezell, see our County-by-County Page for Ezell.
Cemeteries Near Ezell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ezell.
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 Ezell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ezell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Painter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Byars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Byars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Hill Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piedmont Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crestview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- State Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Suck Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Ezell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ezell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ezell, with the one closest to Ezell listed first.
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Cowpens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Sandy Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fingerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Forest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ezell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ezell.
Newspapers Published in Ezell ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ezell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ezell, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ezell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ezell:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Henderson County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ezell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ezell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |