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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 Gresham (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 Gresham. 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 northeast 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 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.

Gresham is located in Marion County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry & Williamsburg.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Gresham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gresham.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Souls Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ephesus Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prosser Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prosser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prosser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Palmer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Gresham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gresham.

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

  • Brittons Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
    • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
  • Eulonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eulonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
    • Eulonia is located in Marion County
  • Bostick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
    • Bostick is located in Florence County
  • Centenary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tabernacle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tabernacle
    • From Gresham to Tabernacle
  • Blossom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
  • Hannah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jordanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
    • Jordanville is located in Horry County
  • Gideon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gideon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
  • Hyman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
  • Galivants Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Forney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
      • Forney is located in Horry County
    • Friendfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Friendfield
      • From Gresham to Friendfield
    • Indiantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Gresham ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gresham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gresham, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gresham.

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 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 Gresham:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gresham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Gresham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Gresham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gresham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9304, Longitude: -79.4124    









 

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