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 Harris Ferry (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 Harris Ferry. 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 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.
Harris Ferry is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Elbert (GA), Hart (GA), Abbeville, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Harris Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harris Ferry:
- Anderson County (The home county of Harris Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Townville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- La France
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Price ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Anderson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Lake Secession
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Antreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Honea Path
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Level Land
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Lowndesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Golden Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- White Horse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Gantt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Parker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Welcome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Lickville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Dunean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Pine Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Berea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- City View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fair Play
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walhalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Clemson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Isaqueena Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Six Mile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arial
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Easley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Times
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Crow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Sunset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Bowman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bowman Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Dewy Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Goss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Franklin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Gumlog
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Lavonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Canon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Royston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham County (GA)
- Tugaloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Crawfords Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Reed Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Cooleys Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Maretts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Dooleys Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Hartwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Bowersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County (GA)
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Madison County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Stephens County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Avalon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jarrett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Eastanollee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carnes Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Toccoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Toccoa Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harris Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Harris Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Harris Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harris Ferry.
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 Harris Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harris Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Townville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hepsibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pendleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery Hill
- Hays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boggs Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Family Cemetery
- The Boggs Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aaron Boggs Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Wildwood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Welcome 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.<2>
While we didn't find Harris Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harris Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harris Ferry, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.
- Townville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Denver is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Play
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Reed Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mountain Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Shoal Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Oak Bower ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Bower is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harris Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harris Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Harris Ferry ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harris Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harris Ferry, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harris Ferry.
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 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 Harris Ferry:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Greenville County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Habersham County
- Hart County
- Madison County
- Stephens 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> | 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 Harris Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harris Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |