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 Gary Creek (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 Gary Creek. 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 Gary Creek ...
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 Gary Creek: Gary Crk. (or less commonly used: Gary Ck. or Gary Cr.)
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 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.
Gary Creek 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 Gary Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gary Creek:
- Spartanburg County (The home county of Gary Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Wellford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Southern Shops
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Inman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Inman Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Brookside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Startex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairforest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
- Lyman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Una
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Powderville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Chesnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gaffney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Greer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gowensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Pelham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Chick Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- O'Neal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Taylors
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Gate Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Five Forks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Wade Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Tigerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Gray Court
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Tylersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Pickens County
- Dacusville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Colerain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bonham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Kelly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Cliffside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresboro
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Saluda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tuxedo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zirconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Upward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Claremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- East Flat Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Dana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Barker Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Tryon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Henrietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Sandy Mush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Alexander Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Caroleen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Bakersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Rutherfordton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gary Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Gary Creek.
Cemeteries Near Gary Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gary Creek.
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 Gary Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gary Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ft. Prince Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mosse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penney - McMillian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Startex Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arkwright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Magnola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Gary Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gary Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gary Creek, with the one closest to Gary Creek listed first.
- Mount Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Campton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Campton is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Wellford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Inman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairforest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Reidville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campobello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fingerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gary Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gary Creek.
Newspapers Published in Gary Creek ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gary Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gary Creek, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gary Creek.
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 websites either 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 Gary Creek:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Spartanburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Laurens County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 Gary Creek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gary Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |