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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gaston Shoals. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gaston Shoals to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gaston Shoals, 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 Gaston Shoals (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 Gaston Shoals. 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 Gaston Shoals ...
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 Gaston Shoals: Gaston Shls.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gaston Shoals 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 Gaston Shoals. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gaston Shoals:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Gaston Shoals)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Blacksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Cabal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lowrys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Cowpens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Zion Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Glendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Stone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Croft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Jonesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Bonham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Lockhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colerain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Filbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Blairsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bowling Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McConnells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Burke County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Camp Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Earl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Patterson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brittain Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Village Square Townhouses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Dellview
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Bessemer City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- South Gastonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Gastonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Ranlo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- High Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Crouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Hulls Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lincolnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Six Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Henrietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Caroleen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Ellenboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sandy Mush
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Alexander Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Bostic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gaston Shoals, see our County-by-County Page for Gaston Shoals.
Cemeteries Near Gaston Shoals ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaston Shoals.
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 Gaston Shoals - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gaston Shoals covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Sarratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Youngs Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Christian Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Huskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Galilee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs 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 Gaston Shoals in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gaston Shoals.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gaston Shoals, with the one closest to Gaston Shoals listed first.
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Blacksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Earl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Kings Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
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- Lattimore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gaston Shoals. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gaston Shoals.
Newspapers Published in Gaston Shoals ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaston Shoals.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gaston Shoals, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gaston Shoals.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Gaston Shoals:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York County
- Burke County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln 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 Gaston Shoals, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gaston Shoals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |