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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 Fairforest (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 Fairforest. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Fairforest is located in Greenwood County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties 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 Fairforest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairforest:

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Fairforest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairforest, with the one closest to Fairforest listed first.
    • Mathews Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grendel Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Ninety Six
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Springdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Coronaca
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
    • Promised Land
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Verdery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verdery
      • From Fairforest to Verdery
    • Cokesbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
    • Hodges
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairforest, with the one closest to Fairforest listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Abbeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ware Shoals
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Due West
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Donalds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Level Land
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Level Land
      • From Fairforest to Level Land
    • Honea Path
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
    • Antreville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antreville
      • From Fairforest to Antreville
    • Calhoun Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Latimer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Secession
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
  • Edgefield County
  • Laurens County
  • McCormick County
  • Newberry County
  • Saluda County
  • Lincoln County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairforest, with the one closest to Fairforest listed first.
    • Hesters Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lisbon
      • From Fairforest to Lisbon

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

Cemeteries Near Fairforest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairforest.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Save All Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Save All Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Save All Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaulah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Tabernacle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (242 more) ...
    • Morris Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Big Adams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Fairforest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairforest.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Fairforest ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairforest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairforest, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairforest.

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 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 Fairforest:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairforest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Fairforest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairforest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairforest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1678, Longitude: -82.1024    









 

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