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 Homeland Park (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 Homeland Park. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Homeland Park 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 Homeland Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homeland Park:
- Anderson County (The home county of Homeland Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Anderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Deans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Anderson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Starr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Sandy Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Lake Secession
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Antreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Level Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Honea Path
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lowndesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Due West
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Donalds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Latimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Ware Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abbeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Lickville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Golden Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Fork Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Gantt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Conestee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Welcome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- 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
- Dunean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Parker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Mauldin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Hodges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Mount Gallagher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Green Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Ekom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Fair Play
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Walhalla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Clemson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Isaqueena Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Norris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Six Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arial
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Easley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pickens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Dewy Rose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Silk Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Bowman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elberton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Gumlog
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Lavonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Canon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Royston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Cooleys Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Dooleys Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Crawfords Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Reed Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Hartwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Flat Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Bowersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stephens County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Homeland Park, see our County-by-County Page for Homeland Park.
Cemeteries Near Homeland Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homeland Park.
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 Homeland Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homeland Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Orrville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Byrum - LeBoon Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Le Boon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Silver Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson First Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Concord Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McFall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Homeland Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Homeland Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Homeland Park, with the one closest to Homeland Park listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Deans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Varennes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Varennes is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varennes
- Starr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Holland Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Storeville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Storeville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Iva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Oak Bower ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Bower is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
- Moffitsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moffitsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Antreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Piercetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Level Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homeland Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homeland Park.
Newspapers Published in Homeland Park ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homeland Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homeland Park, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homeland Park.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Homeland Park:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Hart 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> | 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> | 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 Homeland Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Homeland Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |