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 Green Acres (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 Green Acres. 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 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.
Green Acres is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Green Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Acres:
- Richland County (The home county of Green Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Blythewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dentsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Woodfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Dutch Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Saint Andrews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Brickyard Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Ravenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Forest Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Blackstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Great Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Smallwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Rock Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Winnsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jenkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mitford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Woodward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Blair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lugoff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Liberty Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Irmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Seven Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cayce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Arthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pineridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Congaree
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Chapin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glenn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Peak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pomaria
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Slighs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Glymphville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Prosperity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Horatio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rembert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Green Acres.
Cemeteries Near Green Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Acres.
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 Green Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Sligh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Taylor Chapel AME Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mespiah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Green Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Killian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Sharp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Lever ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Bookman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Irmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Leaphart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ballentine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Cayce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Acres.
Newspapers Published in Green Acres ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Acres, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Acres.
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 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 Green Acres:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Sumter 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> | 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 Green Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Green Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |