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 Genoa (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 Genoa. 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.
Genoa is located in Marlboro 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 Marlboro County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Robeson (NC), Scotland (NC), Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon & Florence.
Below are the counties that are near Genoa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Genoa:
- Marlboro County (The home county of Genoa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Drake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Blenheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tatum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- McColl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Wallace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Cheraw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Mont Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Society Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dovesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Darlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Pine Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Alexander Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Syracuse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- North Hartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Hartsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Minturn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Latta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Hamer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Floydale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Quinby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mars Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Siesta Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Park City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Ebenezer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Tara Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tara Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
- Danwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Danwood is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Effingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Timmonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Sellers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laughlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Anson County (NC)
- McFarlan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richmond County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Ghio Scholl Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Steen Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Hamlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Rowland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Raemon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Elrod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Maxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- McDonald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Raynham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Red Banks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Pates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pates is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Pembroke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Hasty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Gibson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Laurinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Genoa, see our County-by-County Page for Genoa.
Cemeteries Near Genoa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Genoa.
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 Genoa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Genoa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Brownsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Governor Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pugh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Round O Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bacote Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonel Kolbs Tomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Genoa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Genoa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Genoa, with the one closest to Genoa listed first.
- Drake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Parnassus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Blenheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mont Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Society Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bennettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dovesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Floyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Little Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Latta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Palmetto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Sellers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Genoa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Genoa.
Newspapers Published in Genoa ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Genoa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Genoa, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Genoa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Genoa:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Marlboro County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Marion County
- Anson County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Scotland 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 Genoa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Genoa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |