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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Meansville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Meansville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Meansville, please Contact Us.

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 Meansville (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 Meansville. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Meansville is historic, it would have been located within present day Union 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 Union County: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg & York.

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

  • Union County     (The home county of Meansville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meansville, with the one closest to Meansville listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Colerain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Colerain is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Buffalo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Sedalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sedalia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Lockhart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Meador ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Meador is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meansville, with the one closest to Meansville listed first.
    • Macedonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Gaffney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • East Gaffney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
    • Chesnee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Blacksburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meansville, with the one closest to Meansville listed first.
    • Cabal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
    • Lowrys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Gayle Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meansville, with the one closest to Meansville listed first.
    • Five Forks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Fountain Inn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pelham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pelham is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Greer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Greer is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <2>
    • Simpsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Chick Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meansville, with the one closest to Meansville listed first.
    • Tylersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Renno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Gray Court
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Joanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Green Pond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Kinards
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Newberry County
    • Whitmire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meansville, with the one closest to Meansville listed first.
    • Pacolet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Pauline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Central Pacolet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Pacolet Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • White Stone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Croft
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
    • Glendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Roebuck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Anchor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Converse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Moore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meansville, with the one closest to Meansville listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hopewell is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hickory Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blairsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Blairsville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
    • Sharon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • McConnells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cleveland County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meansville, with the one closest to Meansville listed first.
    • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
    • Byersville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
    • Cliffside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
    • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Earl
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Boiling Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Grover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <2>
  • Rutherford County (NC)
    • Harris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris

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

Cemeteries Near Meansville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meansville.

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 Meansville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Old Fairforest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fairforest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mayhew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • West Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bogansville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Weber - Haile Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Putnam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlejohn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (402 more) ...

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.

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

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

  • West Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Springs is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs
  • Jonesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenn Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
  • Dutchman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
  • Colerain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
  • Bonham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
  • Pacolet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
  • Golightly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Golightly is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Glendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kelton is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Evinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Evinsville is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinsville
    • Hobbyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
    • Cross Anchor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Meansville ...

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 Meansville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meansville, 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 Meansville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Meansville:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Meansville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Meansville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.