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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Obed. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Obed to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Obed, 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 Obed (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 Obed. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Obed is historic, it would have been located within present day Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County: Polk (NC), Rutherford (NC), Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Obed. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Obed:
- Spartanburg County (The home county of Obed)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed, with the one closest to Obed listed first.
- Campobello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fingerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gramling
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Inman Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southern Shops
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairforest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed, with the one closest to Obed listed first.
- Chesnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gaffney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed, with the one closest to Obed listed first.
- Gowensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- O'Neal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Greer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tigerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Chick Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Taylors
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- East Gate Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Wade Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Travelers Rest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens County
- Dacusville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Buncombe County (NC)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed, with the one closest to Obed listed first.
- Cliffside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Boiling Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Lattimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- New House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New House is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Brittain Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Kingstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed, with the one closest to Obed listed first.
- Saluda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Baxter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Upward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Tuxedo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zirconia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- East Flat Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Flat Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Bat Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- McDowell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed, with the one closest to Obed listed first.
- Vein Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Sugar Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed, with the one closest to Obed listed first.
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed, with the one closest to Obed listed first.
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Bakersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Rutherfordton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Mush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Green Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Alexander Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Forest City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Spindale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caroleen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Henrietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Obed, see our County-by-County Page for Obed.
Cemeteries Near Obed ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Obed.
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 Obed - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Obed covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Obed, with the one closest to Obed listed first.
- Jackson Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gramling UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abrams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gowansville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Trinity United Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Polk Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
While we didn't find Obed in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Obed.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Obed, with the one closest to Obed listed first.
- New Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Campobello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Fingerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Landrum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gowensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Inman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Andover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andover is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Campton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Tyger ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tyger is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyger
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Obed. See our List of 1890's Communities around Obed.
Newspapers Published in Obed ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Obed.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Obed, 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 Obed.
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 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 Obed:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Spartanburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Pickens County
- Buncombe County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 Obed, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Obed) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |