Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lake Taro (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 Lake Taro. 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.
Name Variations for Lake Taro ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Taro: Lk. Taro
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Lake Taro is located in Greenville 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 Greenville County: Henderson (NC), Polk (NC), Transylvania (NC), Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens, Pickens & Spartanburg.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Taro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Taro:
- Greenville County (The home county of Lake Taro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Taro, with the one closest to Lake Taro listed first.
- Mauldin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Simpsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conestee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Pine Hill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Fountain Inn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gantt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- East Gate Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Dunean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Taro, with the one closest to Lake Taro listed first.
- Honea Path
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ware Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Donalds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Due West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Taro, with the one closest to Lake Taro listed first.
- Piedmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Pelzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Williamston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Sandy Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- La France
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Taro, with the one closest to Lake Taro listed first.
- Green Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Ekom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Laurens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Mount Gallagher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Cold Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Taro, with the one closest to Lake Taro listed first.
- Easley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dacusville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Arial
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Norris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Knob ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Isaqueena Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Six Mile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Taro, with the one closest to Lake Taro listed first.
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Reidville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Lyman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Startex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wellford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Enoree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
- Roebuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- Colerain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Polk County (NC)
- Tryon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Taro, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Taro.
Cemeteries Near Lake Taro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Taro.
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 Lake Taro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Taro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Taro, with the one closest to Lake Taro listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- First Baptist Church of Mauldin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Standing Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville Municipal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Shady Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Five Forks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cureton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Lake Taro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Taro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Taro, with the one closest to Lake Taro listed first.
- Mauldin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Simpsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Fountain Inn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cashville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- White Horse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Lickville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Chick Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Taylors
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reidville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Taro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Taro.
Newspapers Published in Lake Taro ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Taro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Taro, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Taro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lake Taro:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Laurens County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Lake Taro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Taro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |