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 Maud (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 Maud. 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.
Maud is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Cleveland (NC), Rutherford (NC), Spartanburg, Union & York.
Below are the counties that are near Maud. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maud:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Maud)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Macedonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chester County
- Cabal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Gowensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Greer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Mayo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fingerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pacolet Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Jonesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Bonham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colerain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Lockhart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Filbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Clover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Cliffside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Earl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Lattimore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Brittain Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Patterson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Dellview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Cherryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tryon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- South Gastonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- McDowell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Vein Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Mill Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Caroleen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Six Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sandy Mush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alexander Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bostic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Bakersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maud, see our County-by-County Page for Maud.
Cemeteries Near Maud ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maud.
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 Maud - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maud covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Cherokee Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Furnace Place Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Suck Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crestview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Byars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jolly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Lavonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruppe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Maud in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maud.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maud, with the one closest to Maud listed first.
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowpens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blacksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Earl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lattimore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maud. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maud.
Newspapers Published in Maud ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maud.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maud, 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 Maud.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Maud:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford 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 Maud, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maud) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |