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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gilliam Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gilliam Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gilliam Spring, 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 Gilliam Spring (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 Gilliam Spring. 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 Gilliam Spring ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gilliam Spring: Gilliam Spg. (or less commonly used: Gilliam Spng. or Gilliam Sprng.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gilliam Spring is historic, it would have been located within present day Newberry 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 Newberry County: Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, Richland, Saluda & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Gilliam Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilliam Spring:
- Newberry County (The home county of Gilliam Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilliam Spring, with the one closest to Gilliam Spring listed first.
- Glymphville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Whitmire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pomaria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Newberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Slighs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilliam Spring, with the one closest to Gilliam Spring listed first.
- Blackstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Gayle Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cabal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Eureka Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Lowrys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilliam Spring, with the one closest to Gilliam Spring listed first.
- Blair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Jenkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Woodward
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Adger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Rion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mitford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Smallwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilliam Spring, with the one closest to Gilliam Spring listed first.
- Kinards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Renno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Joanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tylersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Mountville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anglers Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Cross Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilliam Spring, with the one closest to Gilliam Spring listed first.
- Chapin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Irmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilliam Spring, with the one closest to Gilliam Spring listed first.
- White Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ballentine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dutch Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Saluda County
- Hickory Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Spartanburg County
- Cross Anchor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilliam Spring, with the one closest to Gilliam Spring listed first.
- Tuckertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Sartor Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Meador ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Sedalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bonham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilliam Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Gilliam Spring.
Cemeteries Near Gilliam Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilliam Spring.
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 Gilliam Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilliam Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilliam Spring, with the one closest to Gilliam Spring listed first.
- Seekwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enoree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- James Ashford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wicker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weeping Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mobley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConnell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton - Shivar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Feaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Gilliam Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gilliam Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilliam Spring, with the one closest to Gilliam Spring listed first.
- Maybinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maybinton is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybinton
- Glymphville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Blair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lylesford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lylesford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lylesford
- Reuben ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reuben is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Strother
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strother is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Walton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walton is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Dawkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawkins is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawkins
- Shelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Herbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herbert is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Feasterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Feasterville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feasterville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goshen Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Hill
- Pomaria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ada ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilliam Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilliam Spring.
Newspapers Published in Gilliam Spring ...
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 Gilliam Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilliam Spring, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilliam Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gilliam Spring:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Newberry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Laurens County
- Lexington County
- Richland County
- Saluda County
- Spartanburg County
- Union 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 Gilliam Spring, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gilliam Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |