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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 Long Branch (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 Long Branch. 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 Long Branch ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Branch: Long Br. (or less commonly used: Long Brnch.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.

Long Branch is located in Laurens 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 Laurens County: Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Newberry, Spartanburg & Union.

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

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Long Branch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
    • Clinton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tylersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
    • Laurens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Renno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
    • Joanna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Cold Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kinards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray Court
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
    • Ware Shoals
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Donalds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Honea Path
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Due West
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield County
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
    • Fountain Inn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fork Shoals
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
    • Simpsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
    • Lickville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
    • Five Forks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
      • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
    • Mauldin
      (29 miles [46.7 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 <1>
    • Pelham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Greenville County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
    • Coronaca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Ninety Six
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Springdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Hodges
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairforest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grendel Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Greenwood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Panola Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Mathews Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
    • Whitmire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Newberry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverstreet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chappells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Glymphville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Prosperity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saluda County
    • Hickory Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
    • Cross Anchor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Enoree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Woodruff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pauline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Crescent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
    • Moore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Green Pond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
      • Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
    • Roebuck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Camp Croft
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
    • Pacolet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <1>
    • White Stone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Reidville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
    • Colerain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colerain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Buffalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County
    • Sartor Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Bonham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Carlisle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jonesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County

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

Newspapers Published in Long Branch ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Branch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Branch, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Branch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Long Branch:

Cemeteries Near Long Branch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Branch.

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

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

  • Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens
  • Leesville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leesville Cemetery
  • Rosemont Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Grove Cemetery
  • Clinton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Clinton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clinton City Cemetery
    • First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Langston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langston Cemetery
  • Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
  • Duncan Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Creek Cemetery
  • Sandy Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Springs Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (345 more) ...
    • Jersey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jersey Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant 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 Long Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Branch.

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

  • Clinton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tylersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Laurens County
  • Huntington ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Laurens County
  • Renno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Renno is located in Laurens County
  • Ora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ora is located in Laurens County
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
  • Cross Anchor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Enoree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cross Keys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Union County
  • Mountville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Milton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Laurens County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kinards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
      • Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Sedalia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Union County

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

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.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>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- Long Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5137, Longitude: -81.8954       In this case, the coordinates for Long Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Long Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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