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 Pecan Grove (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 Pecan Grove. 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 Pecan Grove ...
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 Pecan Grove: Pecan Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pecan Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pecan Grove.
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 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.
Pecan Grove is located in York 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 York County: Cleveland (NC), Gaston (NC), Mecklenburg (NC), Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Pecan Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pecan Grove:
- York County (The home county of Pecan Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- India Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Fort Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tega Cay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lesslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Roddey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lake Wylie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County
- Kings Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Edgemoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lowrys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Fort Lawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eureka Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gayle Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Cornwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Great Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cabal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Fairfield County
- Mitford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Camp Cox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Van Wyck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Irwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lancaster Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Lancaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Bell Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Union County
- Lockhart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabarrus County (NC)
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Grover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cramerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brown Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- McAdenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Gastonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smyre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Gastonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ranlo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Lincoln County (NC)
- Lowesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Pineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weddington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Providence ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Dixie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dalton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Matthews
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Chantilly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Charlotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Marvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Waxhaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Jaars
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Mineral Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Trail
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Lake Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Park is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Stallings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hemby Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Carmel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pecan Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Pecan Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pecan Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pecan Grove.
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 Pecan Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pecan Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Barber Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Memorial Park
- The Grandview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Grand View Memorial Park
- Laurelwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary AME Zion Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Independent Bible Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Silver Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Pecan Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pecan Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- India Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lesslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Roddey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Barberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barberville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Belair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belair is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Tirzah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tirzah is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Pineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pecan Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pecan Grove.
Newspapers Published in Pecan Grove ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pecan Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pecan Grove, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pecan Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Pecan Grove:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Lancaster County
- Union County
- Cabarrus County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union 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> | 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 Pecan Grove, 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- Pecan Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |