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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 Green Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Greenhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Hill.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Hill is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Union (NC), Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Green Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Hill:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Green Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- McBee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Angelus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ruby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Croghan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cheraw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pageland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- North Hartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Prestwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Lydia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dovesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Society Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Mont Clare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Darlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Pine Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Ebenezer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Timmonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Quinby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siesta Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Bethune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Cassatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shepard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Kershaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Oakhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Heath Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Alcot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Bishopville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Elliott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Atkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Marlboro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Wallace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Drake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Bennettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blenheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- McFarlan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Morven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Green Hill.
Cemeteries Near Green Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Gainey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLean Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kellytown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Green Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Bay Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Tillers Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
- Lydia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Catarrh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
- Oats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oats is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oats
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Dovesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Society Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bishopville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Cash
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Hill.
Newspapers Published in Green Hill ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Hill.
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 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 Green Hill:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County
- Marlboro County
- Anson 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 Green Hill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |