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 Guthries (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 Guthries. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Guthries is located in York 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 York County: Cleveland (NC), Gaston (NC), Mecklenburg (NC), Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Guthries. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guthries:
- York County (The home county of Guthries)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- McConnells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Filbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- India Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Hickory Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lesslie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Clover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Kings Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Lowrys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Eureka Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Edgemoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Lando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cabal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Richburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Fort Lawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Great Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Woodward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mitford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Springdell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Van Wyck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Camp Cox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Irwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lancaster Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Bell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Central Pacolet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Pacolet Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Lockhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meador ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Kelly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Tuckertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Grover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- White Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Earl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Patterson Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Light Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Stony Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- South Gastonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gastonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McAdenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bessemer City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smyre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Brown Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Ranlo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Dallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Pineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Yorkmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Weddington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Providence ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Charlotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Marvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Jaars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Waxhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guthries, see our County-by-County Page for Guthries.
Cemeteries Near Guthries ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guthries.
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 Guthries - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guthries covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freedom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Armenia UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Memorial Park
- The Grandview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Grand View Memorial Park
- Barber Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Guthries in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Guthries.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guthries, with the one closest to Guthries listed first.
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Tirzah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tirzah is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Filbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hoodtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hoodtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
- Bullock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bullock Creek is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
- Rodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cotton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cotton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- India Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Gould ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Chester
(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 Guthries. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guthries.
Newspapers Published in Guthries ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guthries.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guthries, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guthries.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Guthries:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Lancaster County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union 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> | 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- Guthries) 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 Guthries, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |