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 Pearidge (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 Pearidge. 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.
Pearidge is located in Pickens 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 Pickens County: Transylvania (NC), Anderson, Greenville & Oconee.
Below are the counties that are near Pearidge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pearidge:
- Pickens County (The home county of Pearidge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearidge, with the one closest to Pearidge listed first.
- Six Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Norris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pickens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Crow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Nine Times
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Isaqueena Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Easley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clemson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knob ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearidge, with the one closest to Pearidge listed first.
- Pendleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- La France
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Powderville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Leisure Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Northlake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Townville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anderson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Piedmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Pelzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Pelzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearidge, with the one closest to Pearidge listed first.
- Berea
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Parker
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- City View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Golden Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Judson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Welcome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- White Horse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Dunean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Gantt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Sans Souci
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Marietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Caesars Head
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearidge, with the one closest to Pearidge listed first.
- Newry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Tamassee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walhalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Westminster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Rest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fair Play
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Franklin County (GA)
- Gumlog
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearidge, with the one closest to Pearidge listed first.
- Crawfords Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Reed Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Cooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Maretts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Rabun County (GA)
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Stephens County (GA)
- Jarrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Jackson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearidge, with the one closest to Pearidge listed first.
- Cashiers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Transylvania County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearidge, with the one closest to Pearidge listed first.
- East Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Rosman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <1>
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Cedar Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake Toxaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sapphire
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brevard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <1>
- Seven Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Pisgah Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pearidge, see our County-by-County Page for Pearidge.
Cemeteries Near Pearidge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearidge.
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 Pearidge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pearidge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pearidge, with the one closest to Pearidge listed first.
- Boroughs - Gillespie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Praters Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bolding - Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Six Mile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Golden Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roanoke Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Grant Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pearidge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pearidge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pearidge, with the one closest to Pearidge listed first.
- Six Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nine Times
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Crow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Easley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eastatoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastatoe is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe
- Nimmons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nimmons is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Knob ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Jocassee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jocassee is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
- Dacusville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pearidge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pearidge.
Newspapers Published in Pearidge ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearidge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearidge, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearidge.
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 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 Pearidge:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Pickens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Greenville County
- Oconee County
- Franklin County
- Hart County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- Jackson 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> | 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 Pearidge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Pearidge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |