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 Golden Grove (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 Golden Grove. 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 Golden Grove ...
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 Golden Grove: Golden Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Golden Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Golden Grove.
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.
Golden Grove 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 Golden Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Golden Grove:
- Greenville County (The home county of Golden Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Gantt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- White Horse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Conestee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Dunean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- City View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Mauldin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sans Souci
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Berea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Honea Path
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Donalds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ware Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Due West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Level Land
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Antreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Piedmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Pelzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer
(6 miles [9.7 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anderson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- La France
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Green Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Gray Court
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Ekom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Mount Gallagher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Laurens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Newry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Utica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Easley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arial
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dacusville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Norris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Six Mile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Knob ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Clemson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nine Times
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Crescent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Reidville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Duncan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lyman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Startex
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Wellford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Enoree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairforest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
- Hart County (GA)
- Crawfords Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Transylvania County (NC)
- Cedar Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Golden Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Golden Grove.
Cemeteries Near Golden Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golden Grove.
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 Golden Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Golden Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Grove Station Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pinevale Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reheboth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenville Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waycross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Bethel Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Golden Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Golden Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Piedmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Pelzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Williamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mauldin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Piercetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Lickville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Easley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Toney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
- Belton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fountain Inn
(14 miles [22.5 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 Golden Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Golden Grove.
Newspapers Published in Golden Grove ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golden Grove, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golden Grove.
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 websites either 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 Golden Grove:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Hart 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> | 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 Golden Grove, 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- Golden Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |