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 Moonville (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 Moonville. 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 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.
Moonville is located in Greenville 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 Greenville County: Henderson (NC), Polk (NC), Transylvania (NC), Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens, Pickens & Spartanburg.
Below are the counties that are near Moonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moonville:
- Greenville County (The home county of Moonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Golden Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Conestee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Pine Hill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Mauldin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- White Horse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Fork Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Lickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Judson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Welcome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Woodland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Honea Path
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Donalds
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ware Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Due West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Level Land
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Antreville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Piedmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pelzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- West Pelzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Williamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- La France
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pendleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood County
- Hodges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Green Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Gray Court
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Ekom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Mount Gallagher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Laurens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Cold Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Oconee County
- Newry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Easley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arial
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Dacusville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Norris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Crow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Knob ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Clemson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Six Mile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nine Times
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Crescent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Reidville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Startex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wellford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Enoree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
- Roebuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moonville, see our County-by-County Page for Moonville.
Cemeteries Near Moonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moonville.
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 Moonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Greenville Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waycross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cureton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reheboth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinevale Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- First Baptist Church of Mauldin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Moonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Piedmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Pelzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mauldin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- White Horse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fountain Inn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toney Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Piercetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Pelham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moonville.
Newspapers Published in Moonville ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moonville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Moonville:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Moonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Moonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |