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Introduction ...

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Laco is historic, it would have been located within present day Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Laco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laco, with the one closest to Laco listed first.
    • Mathews Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Promised Land
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Verdery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
    • Grendel Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Springdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Bradley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ninety Six
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coronaca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
    • Cokesbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laco, with the one closest to Laco listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Abbeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ware Shoals
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Due West
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Donalds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
    • Level Land
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
    • Calhoun Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Latimer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Latimer is located in Abbeville County
    • Antreville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
    • Honea Path
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Secession
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
    • Lowndesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laco, with the one closest to Laco listed first.
    • Edgefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Colliers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laco, with the one closest to Laco listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Cross Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Gallagher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Ekom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
    • Laurens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Princeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Joanna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laco, with the one closest to Laco listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
    • McCormick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Willington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
    • Mount Carmel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Parksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Modoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Clarks Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laco, with the one closest to Laco listed first.
    • Chappells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mudlick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mudlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
    • Old Town Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laco, with the one closest to Laco listed first.
    • Saluda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Ward
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laco, with the one closest to Laco listed first.
    • Hesters Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Goshen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Lincolnton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)

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

Cemeteries Near Laco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laco.

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

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

  • Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Save All Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Save All Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Save All Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyon - Lipford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyon - Lipford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyon - Lipford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rushville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rushville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rushville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Beaulah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Big Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Little Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Adams 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.

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

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

  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bradley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
  • Ninety Six
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Darraugh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
    • Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
  • Hodges
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • McCormick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Lane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
    • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
  • Chappells
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Vaughanville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
  • Cross Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Meeting Street
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting Street have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
      • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
    • Waterloo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Calhoun Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
      • Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County

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

Newspapers Published in Laco ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laco, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laco.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Laco:

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

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 Laco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Laco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1104, Longitude: -82.1471       In this case, the coordinates for Laco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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