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 Mathews Village (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 Mathews Village. 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 Mathews Village ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Mathews Village: Mathews Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Mathews Village, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mathews Village may originally have been Mathew's Village.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mathews Village might be written as Mathew Village.
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 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.
Mathews Village is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Mathews Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mathews Village:
- Greenwood County (The home county of Mathews Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathews Village, with the one closest to Mathews Village listed first.
- Panola Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Fairforest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grendel Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Greenwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Promised Land
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Verdery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Ninety Six
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coronaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Cokesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathews Village, with the one closest to Mathews Village listed first.
- Cana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Abbeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ware Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Due West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donalds
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Honea Path
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Calhoun Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Latimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Lake Secession
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Anderson County
- Iva
(30 miles [48.3 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 <2>
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathews Village, with the one closest to Mathews Village listed first.
- Edgefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathews Village, with the one closest to Mathews Village listed first.
- Collins Lakeside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anglers Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cross Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Mountville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Ekom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Laurens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathews Village, with the one closest to Mathews Village listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- McCormick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Willington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Modoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathews Village, with the one closest to Mathews Village listed first.
- Chappells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mudlick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Old Town Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
- Silverstreet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathews Village, with the one closest to Mathews Village listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Saluda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathews Village, with the one closest to Mathews Village listed first.
- Hesters Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mathews Village, see our County-by-County Page for Mathews Village.
Cemeteries Near Mathews Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mathews Village.
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 Mathews Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mathews Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mathews Village, with the one closest to Mathews Village listed first.
- Mathews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Save All Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beaulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Little Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Mathews Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mathews Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mathews Village, with the one closest to Mathews Village listed first.
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Ninety Six
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darraugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
- Cross Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Chappells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Due West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ekom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mathews Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mathews Village.
Newspapers Published in Mathews Village ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mathews Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mathews Village, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mathews Village.
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 Mathews Village:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenwood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Edgefield County
- Laurens County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Saluda County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mathews Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Mathews Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |