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 Old Mill Estates (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 Old Mill Estates. 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 Old Mill Estates ...
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 Old Mill Estates: Old Mill Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Old Mill Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Mill Estates.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Old Mill Estates 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 Old Mill Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Mill Estates:
- Greenville County (The home county of Old Mill Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Estates, with the one closest to Old Mill Estates listed first.
- Taylors
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chick Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- East Gate Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Wade Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Greer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Neal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sans Souci
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Travelers Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Estates, with the one closest to Old Mill Estates listed first.
- Powderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Piedmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pelzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer
(21 miles [33.8 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee County
- Chesnee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Estates, with the one closest to Old Mill Estates listed first.
- Green Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Estates, with the one closest to Old Mill Estates listed first.
- Dacusville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Easley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arial
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Knob ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Pickens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Norris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Times
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Old Mill Estates, with the one closest to Old Mill Estates listed first.
- Duncan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Startex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wellford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Reidville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Inman Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Gramling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campobello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Estates, with the one closest to Old Mill Estates listed first.
- Saluda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zirconia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Claremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Flat Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Upward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Baxter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Barker Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Dana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Valley Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Estates, with the one closest to Old Mill Estates listed first.
- Tryon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Transylvania County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Estates, with the one closest to Old Mill Estates listed first.
- Cedar Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Penrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Mill Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Old Mill Estates.
Cemeteries Near Old Mill Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Mill Estates.
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 Old Mill Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Mill Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Mill Estates, with the one closest to Old Mill Estates listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Faith Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greer City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Needmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (383 more) ...
- Jackson Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rector 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.<4>
While we didn't find Old Mill Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Mill Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Mill Estates, with the one closest to Old Mill Estates listed first.
- Taylors
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chick Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Sandy Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Greer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Neal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Batesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Travelers Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Taho ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taho is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taho
- Duncan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- White Horse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Mauldin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Mill Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Mill Estates.
Newspapers Published in Old Mill Estates ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Mill Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Mill Estates, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Mill Estates.
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 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 Old Mill Estates:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Laurens 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Mill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Old Mill Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |