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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 Pacolet (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 Pacolet. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties 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 Pacolet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pacolet:

  • Spartanburg County     (The home county of Pacolet)
  • Cherokee County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pacolet, with the one closest to Pacolet listed first.
    • Cabal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lowrys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pacolet, with the one closest to Pacolet listed first.
    • Greer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pelham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pelham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Greenville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pelham
      • From Pacolet to Pelham
    • Five Forks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
      • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
    • Fountain Inn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
    • Chick Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Gowensville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Gate Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
      • East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
    • O'Neal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Neal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
      • O'Neal is located in Greenville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to O'Neal
      • From Pacolet to O'Neal
    • Simpsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Taylors
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Laurens County
  • Newberry County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pacolet, with the one closest to Pacolet listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bonham
      • From Pacolet to Bonham
    • Kelly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kelly
      • From Pacolet to Kelly
    • Buffalo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Colerain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colerain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Colerain
      • From Pacolet to Colerain
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
    • Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
    • Lockhart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sedalia
      • From Pacolet to Sedalia
    • Meador ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
      • Meador is located in Union County
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County
  • York County
  • Cleveland County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pacolet, with the one closest to Pacolet listed first.
    • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
      • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Cliffside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
      • Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Boiling Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Earl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Grover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sharon
      • From Pacolet to Sharon
    • Patterson Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Mooresboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
      • Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Brittain Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
      • Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Rutherford County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pacolet, with the one closest to Pacolet listed first.
    • Harris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Holly Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Caroleen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Six Points
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Mush
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Alexander Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Ellenboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
      • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <2>
    • Shiloh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Forest City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Pacolet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pacolet.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bates Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Fairforest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fairforest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fairforest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairforest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairforest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairforest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Littlejohn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlejohn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlejohn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (426 more) ...
    • Oeland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oeland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Glendale Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pacolet had a population of 1,125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pacolet had a population of 2,604 people.

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

  • Glendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Golightly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golightly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly
    • Golightly is located in Spartanburg County
  • Glenn Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
    • Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Converse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowpens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs
    • West Springs is located in Union County
  • Bonham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bonham
    • From Pacolet to Bonham
  • Spartanburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
  • Dutchman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
    • Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kelton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
      • Kelton is located in Union County
    • Whitney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colerain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colerain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Colerain
      • From Pacolet to Colerain

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

Newspapers Published in Pacolet ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pacolet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pacolet, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pacolet.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pacolet:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pacolet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 Pacolet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Pacolet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pacolet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8995, Longitude: -81.7622    









 

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