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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Horse Shoe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Horse Shoe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Horse Shoe, please Contact Us.
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 Horse Shoe (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 Horse Shoe. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Horse Shoe is historic, it would have been located within present day Oconee 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 Oconee County: Franklin (GA), Habersham (GA), Hart (GA), Rabun (GA), Stephens (GA), Jackson (NC), Macon (NC), Transylvania (NC), Anderson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Horse Shoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horse Shoe:
- Oconee County (The home county of Horse Shoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Westminster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walhalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Longcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Fair Play
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Townville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Pendleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Price ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- La France
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Sandy Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Northlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Holland Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Anderson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Clemson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Isaqueena Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Six Mile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nine Times
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Pickens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banks County (GA)
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Gumlog
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Lavonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parhams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Canon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Franklin Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Royston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cromers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Habersham County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Tugaloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Turnerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hills is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Mount Airy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Demorest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cornelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Raoul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Maretts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Bowersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Crawfords Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Flat Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Cooleys Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Hartwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Rabun County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Tallulah Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Wiley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tiger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Germany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Germany is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Dillard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sky Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Jarrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Avalon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Eastanollee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toccoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carnes Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Toccoa Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White County (GA)
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson County (NC)
- Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Macon County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Scaly Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orlando
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Lickskillet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Otto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horse Shoe, see our County-by-County Page for Horse Shoe.
Cemeteries Near Horse Shoe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horse Shoe.
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 Horse Shoe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horse Shoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Poole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Toxoway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Promised Land Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chauga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tugalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Nazareth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Horse Shoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horse Shoe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horse Shoe, with the one closest to Horse Shoe listed first.
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Westminster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Walhalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Battle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tugaloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whetstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whetstone is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Tallulah Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fair Play
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horse Shoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horse Shoe.
Newspapers Published in Horse Shoe ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horse Shoe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horse Shoe, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horse Shoe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Horse Shoe:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Oconee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Pickens County
- Banks County
- Franklin County
- Habersham County
- Hart County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- White County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Horse Shoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horse Shoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |