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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Keowee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Keowee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Keowee, 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 Keowee (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 Keowee. 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 and hospitals 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 Keowee 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 Keowee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keowee:
- Oconee County (The home county of Keowee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Newry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Walhalla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Play
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tamassee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La France
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Townville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Sandy Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Northlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Price ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Anderson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Golden Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Welcome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- White Horse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Parker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Dunean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Gantt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Judson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Berea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- City View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Pine Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Sans Souci
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Clemson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Isaqueena Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Six Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Times
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Crow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Arial
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Pickens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Easley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Gumlog
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Lavonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham County (GA)
- Tugaloo
(27 miles [43.5 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 Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Crawfords Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Cooleys Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Dooleys Ferry
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Bowersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rabun County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Tallulah Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stephens County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Jarrett
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Avalon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eastanollee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toccoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carnes Creek
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson County (NC)
- Highlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Transylvania County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Sapphire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Lake Toxaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keowee, see our County-by-County Page for Keowee.
Cemeteries Near Keowee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keowee.
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 Keowee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keowee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery Hill
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boggs Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Family Cemetery
- The Boggs Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aaron Boggs Cemetery
- Stribbling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Kings Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Mt. View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hepsibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Keowee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keowee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keowee, with the one closest to Keowee listed first.
- Calhoun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Six Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Townville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denver is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Walhalla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Westminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Play
(14 miles [22.5 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 Keowee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keowee.
Newspapers Published in Keowee ...
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 Keowee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keowee, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keowee.
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 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 Keowee:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Oconee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Greenville County
- Pickens County
- Franklin County
- Habersham County
- Hart County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- Jackson County
- Transylvania 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 Keowee, 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> | 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- Keowee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |