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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 La France (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 La France. 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 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.

La France is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Elbert (GA), Hart (GA), Abbeville, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee & Pickens.

Below are the counties that are near La France. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La France:

  • Anderson County     (The home county of La France)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La France, with the one closest to La France listed first.
    • Sandy Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pendleton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Leisure Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Northlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
      • Northlake is located in Anderson County
    • Centerville Terrace Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Centerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
    • Townville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Caldwell Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caldwell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
      • Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
    • Homeland Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
      • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
    • Price ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Price
      • From La France to Price
  • Abbeville County
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La France, with the one closest to La France listed first.
    • Golden Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
      • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
    • Gantt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gantt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
      • Gantt is located in Greenville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gantt
      • From La France to Gantt
    • Welcome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • White Horse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lickville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lickville
      • From La France to Lickville
    • Dunean
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
      • Dunean is located in Greenville County
    • Judson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Greenville County
    • Parker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Greenville County
    • Pine Hill Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
      • Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
    • Berea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Greenville County
    • City View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
      • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Conestee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurens County
    • Princeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
  • Oconee County
  • Pickens County
  • Elbert County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La France, with the one closest to La France listed first.
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bowman Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
      • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
    • Harmony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Franklin County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La France, with the one closest to La France listed first.
    • Gumlog
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumlog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
    • Lavonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
      • Lavonia is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <1>
    • Canon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parhams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parhams
      • From La France to Parhams
    • Royston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hart County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La France, with the one closest to La France listed first.
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawfords Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
      • Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Cooleys Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
      • Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
    • Reed Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
    • Dooleys Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
      • Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
    • Maretts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Shoals
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Stephens County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La France, with the one closest to La France listed first.
    • Avalon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Martin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jarrett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Eastanollee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near La France ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La France.

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 La France covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendleton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Welcome Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welcome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Stone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Stone Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boggs Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Corinth Baptist Cemetery #2
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Baptist Cemetery #2
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Baptist Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Prospect Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (436 more) ...
    • Willis Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find La France in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of La France.

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

  • Pendleton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Denver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Anderson County
  • Calhoun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in Pickens County
  • Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Townville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Piercetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piercetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
    • Piercetown is located in Anderson County
  • Mountain Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
    • Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Seneca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Andersonville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Six Mile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fair Play
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Reed Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
    • Varennes ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varennes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varennes
      • Varennes is located in Anderson County
    • Oakway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
      • Oakway is located in Oconee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakway
      • From La France to Oakway

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

Newspapers Published in La France ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around La France.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La France, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La France.

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 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 La France:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La France. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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 La France, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- La France) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La France. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6124, Longitude: -82.7653    









 

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