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 Gilgal (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 Gilgal. 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 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.
Gilgal is located in Abbeville 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 Abbeville County: Elbert (GA), Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens & McCormick.
Below are the counties that are near Gilgal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilgal:
- Abbeville County (The home county of Gilgal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Due West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donalds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Abbeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Level Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Ware Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Honea Path
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Antreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lake Secession
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Latimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Lowndesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Belton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Iva
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Starr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Deans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Homeland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Williamston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pelzer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- West Pelzer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Lickville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Fountain Inn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Hodges
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Greenwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grendel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Promised Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Verdery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Mathews Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Coronaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Fairforest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Bradley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Mount Gallagher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Collins Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Ekom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Cold Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Cross Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mountville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Anglers Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Laurens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- McCormick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Plum Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Mudlick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Chappells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Silk Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Dooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cooleys Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Hesters Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilgal, see our County-by-County Page for Gilgal.
Cemeteries Near Gilgal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilgal.
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 Gilgal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilgal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Gilgal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Gilgal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Aiken Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Due West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Due West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Long Cane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McClain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Gilgal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gilgal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilgal, with the one closest to Gilgal listed first.
- Darraugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
- Due West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Donalds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Level Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Cana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Honea Path
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Antreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Watts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watts is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brewerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brewerton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewerton
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Storeville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Storeville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilgal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilgal.
Newspapers Published in Gilgal ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilgal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilgal, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilgal.
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 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 Gilgal:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Abbeville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Elbert County
- Hart County
- Lincoln 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 Gilgal, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilgal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |