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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 Lyles Ferry (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 Lyles Ferry. 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 hospitals 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.

Lyles Ferry is located in Chester 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 Chester County: Fairfield, Lancaster, Union & York.

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

  • Chester County     (The home county of Lyles Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyles Ferry, with the one closest to Lyles Ferry listed first.
    • Gayle Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
    • Cabal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
    • Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cornwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
    • Eureka Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
    • Lowrys
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Blackstock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Smith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Richburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lando
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Edgemoor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Lawn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Great Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee County
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyles Ferry, with the one closest to Lyles Ferry listed first.
    • Blair
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
    • Monticello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • White Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Jenkinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Winnsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
    • Rock Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Rion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyles Ferry, with the one closest to Lyles Ferry listed first.
    • Renno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Joanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinards
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tylersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyles Ferry, with the one closest to Lyles Ferry listed first.
    • Whitmire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glymphville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
    • Pomaria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Newberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Peak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
    • Helena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Prosperity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyles Ferry, with the one closest to Lyles Ferry listed first.
    • Cross Anchor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Central Pacolet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Pacolet Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacolet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <1>
    • Pauline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • White Stone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Croft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
    • Glendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Enoree
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyles Ferry, with the one closest to Lyles Ferry listed first.
    • Carlisle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meador ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Meador is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
    • Lockhart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tuckertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Delta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Sartor Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Kelly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Bonham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Buffalo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyles Ferry, with the one closest to Lyles Ferry listed first.
    • Blairsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Blairsville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
    • Hopewell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hopewell is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • McConnells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Filbert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Filbert is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
    • Zadok ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Zadok is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Newport is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Rock Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lyles Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyles Ferry.

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 Lyles Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyles Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sims Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fish Dam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brushy Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cane Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kellys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cane Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cane Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (302 more) ...
    • Gilliams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweet Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Leeds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Leeds is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Carlisle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sandy River is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
  • Baton Rouge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Meador ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meador is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
  • Santuc
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Santuc is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuc
  • Ada ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ada is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Wilksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wilksburg is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilksburg
  • Delta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Delta is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Herbert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Herbert is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
  • Shelton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Feasterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Feasterville is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feasterville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Goshen Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen Hill is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Hill
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Lyles Ferry ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyles Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyles Ferry, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lyles Ferry.

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 websites either 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 Lyles Ferry:

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>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 Lyles Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lyles Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.