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 Gilstrap Heights (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 Gilstrap Heights. 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 Gilstrap Heights ...
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 Gilstrap Heights: Gilstrap Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 and 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.
Gilstrap Heights is located in Greenville 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 Greenville County: Henderson (NC), Polk (NC), Transylvania (NC), Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens, Pickens & Spartanburg.
Below are the counties that are near Gilstrap Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilstrap Heights:
- Greenville County (The home county of Gilstrap Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilstrap Heights, with the one closest to Gilstrap Heights listed first.
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Wade Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- City View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Sans Souci
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- East Gate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Taylors
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Chick Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Dunean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Parker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Abbeville County
- Honea Path
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilstrap Heights, with the one closest to Gilstrap Heights listed first.
- Powderville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Piedmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pelzer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Williamston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anderson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Pendleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- La France
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilstrap Heights, with the one closest to Gilstrap Heights listed first.
- Green Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilstrap Heights, with the one closest to Gilstrap Heights listed first.
- Dacusville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Easley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Knob ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Norris
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sunset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Times
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilstrap Heights, with the one closest to Gilstrap Heights listed first.
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reidville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Startex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wellford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Crescent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gramling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Inman Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Campobello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Inman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilstrap Heights, with the one closest to Gilstrap Heights listed first.
- Tuxedo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Saluda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zirconia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Flat Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Upward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Barker Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Valley Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Willow Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilstrap Heights, with the one closest to Gilstrap Heights listed first.
- Melrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Tryon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Transylvania County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilstrap Heights, with the one closest to Gilstrap Heights listed first.
- Cedar Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Penrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilstrap Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Gilstrap Heights.
Cemeteries Near Gilstrap Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilstrap Heights.
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 Gilstrap Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilstrap Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilstrap Heights, with the one closest to Gilstrap Heights listed first.
- Woodland Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reedy River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Judson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enoree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Gilstrap Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gilstrap Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilstrap Heights, with the one closest to Gilstrap Heights listed first.
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chick Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- White Horse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Travelers Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Mauldin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Greer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dacusville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Tigerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilstrap Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilstrap Heights.
Newspapers Published in Gilstrap Heights ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilstrap Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilstrap Heights, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilstrap Heights.
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 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 Gilstrap Heights:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Laurens County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Henderson County
- Polk County
- Transylvania 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> | 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- Gilstrap Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Gilstrap Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |