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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 Laurens (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 Laurens. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Laurens is located in Laurens County and is the County Seat.

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 Laurens County: Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Newberry, Spartanburg & Union.

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

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Laurens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurens, with the one closest to Laurens listed first.
    • Cold Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tylersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
    • Ekom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
    • Gray Court
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Joanna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallagher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Green Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
    • Cross Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurens, with the one closest to Laurens listed first.
    • Ware Shoals
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Donalds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Honea Path
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Due West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Level Land
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
    • Abbeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurens, with the one closest to Laurens listed first.
    • Pelzer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Belton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • West Pelzer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
      • West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Williamston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Piedmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurens, with the one closest to Laurens listed first.
    • Fountain Inn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fork Shoals
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
    • Lickville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
    • Simpsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
    • Five Forks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
      • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
    • Mauldin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
      • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <2>
    • Conestee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Greenville County
    • Golden Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
      • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
    • Gantt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
      • Gantt is located in Greenville County
    • Pine Hill Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
      • Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurens, with the one closest to Laurens listed first.
    • Coronaca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
    • Cokesbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
    • Hodges
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grendel Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ninety Six
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Springdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Mathews Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Promised Land
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Verdery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurens, with the one closest to Laurens listed first.
    • Whitmire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Chappells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverstreet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Newberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurens, with the one closest to Laurens listed first.
    • Enoree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cross Anchor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodruff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Crescent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
    • Green Pond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
      • Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
    • Moore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pauline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Reidville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Roebuck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Brookside Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
      • Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
    • Camp Croft
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
    • Franklin Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
      • Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
    • Startex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laurens, with the one closest to Laurens listed first.
    • Colerain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colerain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
    • Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County
    • Sartor Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Tuckertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Jonesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Laurens ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurens.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Laurens. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Laurens and those printed in the larger area surrounding Laurens.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Laurens.

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 Laurens:

Cemeteries Near Laurens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurens.

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

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

  • Jersey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jersey Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Barksdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barksdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barksdale Cemetery
  • Holy Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Grove Cemetery
  • Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leesville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leesville Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens
  • Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery
  • Chesnut Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chesnut Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesnut Ridge Cemetery
  • Bolt Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolt Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolt Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (317 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Sandy Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Springs Cemetery
    • Lisbon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisbon Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
  • Ora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ora is located in Laurens County
  • Barksdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
    • Barksdale is located in Laurens County
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ekom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Ekom is located in Laurens County
  • Tylersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
  • Mountville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gray Court
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterloo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Laurens County
  • Enoree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hillsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
    • Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Owings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings
      • Owings is located in Laurens County
    • Mount Gallagher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallagher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Milton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Laurens County

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

The official website for Laurens: www.cityoflaurenssc.com/

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 '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- Laurens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4988, Longitude: -82.0148    
<4>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.
<5>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 Laurens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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