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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 Greenwood Shores (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 Greenwood Shores. 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 Greenwood Shores ...

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 Greenwood Shores: Greenwood Shrs.

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.

Greenwood Shores is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

Below are the counties that are near Greenwood Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenwood Shores:

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Greenwood Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Shores, with the one closest to Greenwood Shores listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Fairforest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Coronaca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Grendel Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
    • Mathews Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Panola Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Greenwood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cokesbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Promised Land
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • Verdery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Shores, with the one closest to Greenwood Shores listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Ware Shoals
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Donalds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Due West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Aiken County
    • Monetta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Shores, with the one closest to Greenwood Shores listed first.
    • Johnston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Edgefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Shores, with the one closest to Greenwood Shores listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Cross Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mountville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinards
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Joanna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ekom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Shores, with the one closest to Greenwood Shores listed first.
    • Lake Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Leesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Shores, with the one closest to Greenwood Shores listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • McCormick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Shores, with the one closest to Greenwood Shores listed first.
    • Chappells
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mudlick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Old Town Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Silverstreet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Newberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stoney Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Prosperity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Slighs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Shores, with the one closest to Greenwood Shores listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Saluda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenwood Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Greenwood Shores.

Cemeteries Near Greenwood Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwood Shores.

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 Greenwood Shores - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenwood Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenwood Shores, with the one closest to Greenwood Shores listed first.

  • Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sauls Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethabara Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Griffith Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Saluda.
    • The Griffith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Griffith Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362117 <2>
  • Pine Pleasant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • Little River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Head Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Greenwood Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenwood Shores.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenwood Shores, with the one closest to Greenwood Shores listed first.

  • Chappells
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vaughanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Ninety Six
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cross Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Milton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Milton is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Silverstreet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mountville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Waterloo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Meeting Street
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
  • Gary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gary is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Kinards
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Helena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Jalapa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jalapa is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenwood Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenwood Shores.

Newspapers Published in Greenwood Shores ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenwood Shores, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenwood Shores.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Greenwood Shores:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood Shores) 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 Greenwood Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.