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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Jocassee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jocassee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jocassee, 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 Jocassee (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 Jocassee. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Jocassee is historic, it would have been located within present day Oconee County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties 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 Jocassee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jocassee:

  • Oconee County     (The home county of Jocassee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jocassee, with the one closest to Jocassee listed first.
    • Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tamassee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Rest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Walhalla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Seneca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Utica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Oconee County
    • Longcreek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Westminster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Battle Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County
    • Harbin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Oconee County
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jocassee, with the one closest to Jocassee listed first.
    • Pendleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • La France
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Powderville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
      • Powderville is located in Anderson County
    • Sandy Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Townville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Leisure Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jocassee, with the one closest to Jocassee listed first.
    • Caesars Head
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
      • Caesars Head is located in Greenville County
    • Cleveland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Marietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Slater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Berea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Greenville County
    • Travelers Rest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Parker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Greenville County
    • City View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
      • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Sans Souci
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
      • Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
    • Welcome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
      • Welcome is located in Greenville County
    • White Horse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Greenville County
    • Dunean
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
      • Dunean is located in Greenville County
    • Judson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Greenville County
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jocassee, with the one closest to Jocassee listed first.
    • Nine Times
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nine Times. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
      • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
    • Sunset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Crow Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
      • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
    • Rocky Bottom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
      • Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
    • Six Mile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Norris
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arial
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arial have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
      • Arial is located in Pickens County
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Central
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clemson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Isaqueena Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaqueena Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
      • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
    • Dacusville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dacusville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
      • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
  • Habersham County (GA)
    • Tugaloo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tugaloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
  • Rabun County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jocassee, with the one closest to Jocassee listed first.
    • Antioch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Sky Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
      • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <2>
    • Dillard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mountain City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <2>
    • Clayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
    • Wiley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <2>
    • Tiger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
      • Tiger is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <2>
    • Lakemont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallulah Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah Falls
      • Tallulah Falls is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah Falls <2>
    • Germany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
      • Germany is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Stephens County (GA)
    • Jarrett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
  • Henderson County (NC)
    • Etowah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Etowah is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <2>
  • Jackson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jocassee, with the one closest to Jocassee listed first.
    • Cashiers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashiers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashiers
      • Cashiers is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashiers <2>
    • Highlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Glenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
      • Glenville is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <2>
    • Erastus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erastus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
      • Erastus is located in Jackson County (NC)
    • Argura
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
      • Argura is located in Jackson County (NC)
    • Tuckasegee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckasegee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckasegee
      • Tuckasegee is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckasegee <2>
    • East Laport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Laport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
      • East Laport is located in Jackson County (NC)
    • Forest Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
      • Forest Hills has also been known as:
      • Forest Hills village
      • Village of Forest Hills
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <2>
    • Cullowhee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruby City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
      • Ruby City is located in Jackson County (NC)
    • Greens Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
      • Greens Creek is located in Jackson County (NC)
    • Webster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Macon County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jocassee, with the one closest to Jocassee listed first.
    • Lickskillet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickskillet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
      • Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
    • Scaly Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ellijay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellijay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
      • Ellijay is located in Macon County (NC)
    • Otto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Macon County (NC)
    • Franklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Transylvania County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jocassee, with the one closest to Jocassee listed first.
    • Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
      • Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Sapphire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire
      • Sapphire is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapphire <2>
    • Lake Toxaway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rosman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
      • Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <2>
    • East Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
      • East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Balsam Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
      • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <2>
    • Brevard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
      • Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <2>
    • Pisgah Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Forest
      • Pisgah Forest is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah Forest <2>
    • Seven Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Penrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
      • Penrose is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Jocassee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jocassee.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKinney Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boone's Creek Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fall Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nimmons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nimmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nimmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moody Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastatoe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastatoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastatoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitmere Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmere Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wolf Pit Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Pit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Pit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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.

Jocassee itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Eastatoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastatoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe
    • Eastatoe is located in Pickens County
  • Nimmons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimmons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
    • Nimmons is located in Pickens County
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nine Times
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nine Times. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
    • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
  • Crow Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
    • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
  • Six Mile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cashiers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashiers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashiers
    • Cashiers is located in Jackson County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashiers <2>
  • Mountain Rest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Knob ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
    • Knob is located in Pickens County
  • East Fork
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
    • East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Pine Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
    • Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • West Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cherryfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
      • Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Highlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Walhalla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Jocassee ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jocassee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jocassee, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jocassee.

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 either 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 Jocassee:

The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 Jocassee, 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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jocassee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jocassee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9709, Longitude: -82.9354       In this case, the coordinates for Jocassee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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