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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 Pelzer (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 Pelzer. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Pelzer is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Elbert (GA), Hart (GA), Abbeville, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee & Pickens.

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

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Pelzer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pelzer, with the one closest to Pelzer listed first.
    • Williamston
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • West Pelzer
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
      • West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Piedmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Belton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Powderville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
      • Powderville is located in Anderson County
    • Anderson Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
    • Northlake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
      • Northlake is located in Anderson County
    • Anderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Caldwell Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caldwell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
      • Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
    • Centerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville Terrace Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Homeland Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
      • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
  • Abbeville County
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pelzer, with the one closest to Pelzer listed first.
    • Golden Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
      • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
    • Lickville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lickville
      • From Pelzer to Lickville
    • Fork Shoals
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fork Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fork Shoals
      • From Pelzer to Fork Shoals
    • Gantt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gantt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
      • Gantt is located in Greenville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gantt
      • From Pelzer to Gantt
    • Conestee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Hill Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
      • Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
    • White Horse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Greenville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Horse
      • From Pelzer to White Horse
    • Dunean
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
      • Dunean is located in Greenville County
    • Welcome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mauldin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Judson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Greenville County
    • Simpsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pelzer, with the one closest to Pelzer listed first.
    • Hodges
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cokesbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pelzer, with the one closest to Pelzer listed first.
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
    • Green Pond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gray Court
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
    • Ekom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cold Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lisbon
      • From Pelzer to Lisbon
    • Tylersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oconee County
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pelzer, with the one closest to Pelzer listed first.
    • Easley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Arial
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
      • Arial is located in Pickens County
    • Norris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Central
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Isaqueena Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaqueena Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
      • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
    • Dacusville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dacusville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
      • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dacusville
      • From Pelzer to Dacusville
    • Pickens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clemson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Six Mile
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Crow Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
      • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crow Creek
      • From Pelzer to Crow Creek
    • Nine Times
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nine Times. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
      • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nine Times
      • From Pelzer to Nine Times
  • Spartanburg County
  • Hart County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pelzer, with the one closest to Pelzer listed first.
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawfords Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
      • Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Cooleys Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
      • Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
    • Dooleys Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
      • Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
    • Reed Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)

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

Cemeteries Near Pelzer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pelzer.

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 Pelzer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Williamston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Creek Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reheboth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reheboth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reheboth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waycross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waycross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waycross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (376 more) ...
    • Shiloh UMC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Shoals Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Shoals Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Shoals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lickville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lickville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lickville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Pelzer had a population of 1,878 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pelzer had a population of 1,413 people.

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

  • Williamston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Greenville County
  • Piedmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Toney Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
    • Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Lickville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
    • Lickville is located in Greenville County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lickville
    • From Pelzer to Lickville
  • Piercetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piercetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
    • Piercetown is located in Anderson County
  • Belton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fork Shoals
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fork Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
    • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fork Shoals
    • From Pelzer to Fork Shoals
  • White Horse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • White Horse is located in Greenville County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to White Horse
    • From Pelzer to White Horse
  • Mauldin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Honea Path
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Laurens County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pelzer ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pelzer.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pelzer. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pelzer and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pelzer.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6> of Pelzer.

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 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 Pelzer:

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

The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/

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

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 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.
<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>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.
<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 Pelzer, 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' (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- Pelzer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pelzer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6421, Longitude: -82.4557    









 

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