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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 MacArthurs Junction (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 MacArthurs Junction. 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 MacArthurs Junction ...
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 MacArthurs Junction: MacArthurs Jct. (or less commonly used: MacArthurs Jctn.)
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 northeast 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 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.
MacArthurs Junction is located in Abbeville 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 Abbeville County: Elbert (GA), Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens & McCormick.
Below are the counties that are near MacArthurs Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to MacArthurs Junction:
- Abbeville County (The home county of MacArthurs Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthurs Junction, with the one closest to MacArthurs Junction listed first.
- Ware Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Donalds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Honea Path
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Due West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Level Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Antreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Lake Secession
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lowndesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Calhoun Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthurs Junction, with the one closest to MacArthurs Junction listed first.
- Belton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pelzer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelzer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Homeland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Anderson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Deans
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Iva
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Starr
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Northlake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthurs Junction, with the one closest to MacArthurs Junction listed first.
- Fork Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Lickville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fountain Inn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Golden Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Conestee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mauldin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Five Forks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gantt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Pine Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Dunean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- White Horse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthurs Junction, with the one closest to MacArthurs Junction listed first.
- Hodges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Coronaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Greenwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Grendel Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Panola Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Mathews Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Promised Land
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Fairforest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Verdery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Ninety Six
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthurs Junction, with the one closest to MacArthurs Junction listed first.
- Mount Gallagher
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Ekom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Collins Lakeside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Laurens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gray Court
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cross Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthurs Junction, with the one closest to MacArthurs Junction listed first.
- Mudlick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Chappells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthurs Junction, with the one closest to MacArthurs Junction listed first.
- Enoree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Woodruff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Anchor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthurs Junction, with the one closest to MacArthurs Junction listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to MacArthurs Junction, see our County-by-County Page for MacArthurs Junction.
Cemeteries Near MacArthurs Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of MacArthurs Junction.
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 MacArthurs Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for MacArthurs Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from MacArthurs Junction, with the one closest to MacArthurs Junction listed first.
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dunns Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Donalds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalds Cemetery
- The Donalds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Donalds Baptist Church Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Galliger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Gaines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Honea Path Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 MacArthurs Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of MacArthurs Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from MacArthurs Junction, with the one closest to MacArthurs Junction listed first.
- Brewerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brewerton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewerton
- Donalds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gallagher
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Honea Path
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Due West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ekom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Hodges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Level Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Toney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
- Lickville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fork Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Belton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darraugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around MacArthurs Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around MacArthurs Junction.
Newspapers Published in MacArthurs Junction ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around MacArthurs Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of MacArthurs Junction, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for MacArthurs Junction.
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 MacArthurs Junction:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Abbeville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- Newberry County
- Spartanburg County
- Elbert 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> | 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 MacArthurs Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- MacArthurs Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |