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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Greenplains. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Greenplains to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greenplains, 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 Greenplains (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 Greenplains. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Greenplains is historic, it would have been located within present day Darlington 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 Darlington County: Chesterfield, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Greenplains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenplains:
- Darlington County (The home county of Greenplains)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenplains, with the one closest to Greenplains listed first.
- Society Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dovesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- North Hartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prestwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Mont Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Lydia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Syracuse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Palmetto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenplains, with the one closest to Greenplains listed first.
- Patrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cheraw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McBee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Angelus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Ruby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Mount Croghan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pageland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon County
- Minturn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenplains, with the one closest to Greenplains listed first.
- Ebenezer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Quinby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Timmonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Siesta Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Mars Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Cartersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Tara Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tara Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
- Jones Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Danwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danwood is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenplains, with the one closest to Greenplains listed first.
- Bethune
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Cassatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenplains, with the one closest to Greenplains listed first.
- Alcot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Bishopville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Manville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenplains, with the one closest to Greenplains listed first.
- Drake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Blenheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Clio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Tatum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- McColl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenplains, with the one closest to Greenplains listed first.
- McFarlan
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Richmond County (NC)
- Ghio Scholl Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Scotland County (NC)
- Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenplains, see our County-by-County Page for Greenplains.
Cemeteries Near Greenplains ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenplains.
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 Greenplains - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenplains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenplains, with the one closest to Greenplains listed first.
- Howle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Van Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fraser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chambers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Black Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Gandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Welsh - Neck Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh - Neck Church Cemetery
- The Welsh - Neck Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Welsh - Neck Baptist Church Cemetery
- Welsh Neck Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
Greenplains itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenplains, with the one closest to Greenplains listed first.
- Dovesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Society Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Mont Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Cash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Clyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Bay Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Lydia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheraw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oats is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oats
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Syracuse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Drake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Palmetto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenplains. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenplains.
Newspapers Published in Greenplains ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenplains.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenplains, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenplains.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Greenplains:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Darlington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Lee County
- Marlboro County
- Anson County
- Richmond County
- Scotland 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 Greenplains, 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 '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- Greenplains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |