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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 Iva (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 Iva. 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.

Iva 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 Iva. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Iva:

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Iva)
  • Abbeville County
  • Greenville County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
    • Hodges
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cokesbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Promised Land
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • Verdery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Grendel Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
    • Bradley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mathews Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Panola Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Troy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
    • Princeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Mount Gallagher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ekom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
    • Mount Carmel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
  • Oconee County
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
    • Clemson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Isaqueena Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
    • Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Elbert County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
    • Bowman Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
    • Centerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elberton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Silk Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
    • Goss
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewy Rose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County (GA)
  • Hart County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
    • Dooleys Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
    • Cooleys Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Hartwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Reed Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
    • Flat Shoals
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Maretts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hesters Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Madison County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
    • Carlton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Madison Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Madison Springs is located in Madison County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
      • Former name for Madison Springs:
      • Alexanderville
    • Dalton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wilkes County (GA)
    • Tignall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Iva ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iva.

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 Iva - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Iva had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Iva had a population of 1,341 people.

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

  • Moffitsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Moffitsville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
  • Starr
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Storeville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Storeville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
  • Deans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lowndesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Antreville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Concordia ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Concordia is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
  • Montevideo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Montevideo is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
  • Coldwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coldwater is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Mountain Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
  • Varennes ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Varennes is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varennes
  • Level Land
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Holland Store
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dover is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover

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

Newspapers Published in Iva ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iva.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Iva, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Iva.

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 Iva:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Iva) 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 Iva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.