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 North Hills (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 North Hills. 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 North Hills ...
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 North Hills: N. Hills
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Hills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Hills.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
North Hills 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 North Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Hills:
- Greenville County (The home county of North Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hills, with the one closest to North Hills listed first.
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Sans Souci
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Judson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- City View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Dunean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Parker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Wade Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Pine Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- White Horse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Abbeville County
- Honea Path
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hills, with the one closest to North Hills listed first.
- Powderville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Piedmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pelzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Williamston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anderson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Pendleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- La France
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hills, with the one closest to North Hills listed first.
- Green Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Oconee County
- Newry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hills, with the one closest to North Hills listed first.
- Dacusville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Easley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Knob ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Crow Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Norris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Six Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hills, with the one closest to North Hills listed first.
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reidville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Crescent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Startex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wellford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Green Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gramling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Inman Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hills, with the one closest to North Hills listed first.
- Saluda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Zirconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- East Flat Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Upward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Valley Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Willow Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hills, with the one closest to North Hills listed first.
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Tryon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Transylvania County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hills, with the one closest to North Hills listed first.
- Cedar Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Hills, see our County-by-County Page for North Hills.
Cemeteries Near North Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Hills.
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 North Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Hills, with the one closest to North Hills listed first.
- Springwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodland Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Judson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Reedy River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinevale Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 North Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Hills, with the one closest to North Hills listed first.
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Horse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Taylors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Travelers Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chick Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Sandy Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Greer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dacusville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Piedmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Hills.
Newspapers Published in North Hills ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Hills, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Hills.
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 helpful 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 North Hills:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Henderson County
- Polk County
- Transylvania 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 North Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |