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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 Puckett Ferry (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 Puckett Ferry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Puckett Ferry is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Old Puckett Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Puckett Ferry, with the one closest to Old Puckett Ferry listed first.
    • Coronaca
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Ninety Six
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Springdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Fairforest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Grendel Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
    • Greenwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Greenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Panola Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Mathews Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Cokesbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Hodges
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Promised Land
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Puckett Ferry, with the one closest to Old Puckett Ferry listed first.
    • Ware Shoals
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Donalds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Due West
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Honea Path
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Level Land
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
    • Antreville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Anderson County
    • Belton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Puckett Ferry, with the one closest to Old Puckett Ferry listed first.
    • Fork Shoals
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
    • Lickville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
    • Fountain Inn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Puckett Ferry, with the one closest to Old Puckett Ferry listed first.
    • Cross Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Anglers Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Mountville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Mount Gallagher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
    • Ekom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Laurens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Joanna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Puckett Ferry, with the one closest to Old Puckett Ferry listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • McCormick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Puckett Ferry, with the one closest to Old Puckett Ferry listed first.
    • Mudlick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Chappells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Silverstreet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Helena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Newberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Stoney Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Prosperity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Whitmire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Puckett Ferry, with the one closest to Old Puckett Ferry listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Saluda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Puckett Ferry, with the one closest to Old Puckett Ferry listed first.
    • Enoree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cross Anchor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • Sedalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sedalia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia

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

Cemeteries Near Old Puckett Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Puckett Ferry.

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 Puckett Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cross Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bethabara Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauls Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Old Tabernacle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (268 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.<3>

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

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

  • Cross Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterloo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ninety Six
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Vaughanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Mount Gallagher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
  • Hodges
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Chappells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ekom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ekom is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Brewerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brewerton is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewerton
    • Darraugh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh

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

Newspapers Published in Old Puckett Ferry ...

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 Old Puckett Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Puckett Ferry, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Puckett Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Old Puckett Ferry:

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 Old Puckett Ferry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Puckett Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.