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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 Pendleton (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 Pendleton. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Pendleton 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 Pendleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pendleton:

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Pendleton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • La France
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Northlake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Townville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville Terrace Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Anderson Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Centerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Caldwell Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Price ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Price
      • From Pendleton to Price
    • Andersonville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Homeland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Honea Path
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Antreville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antreville
      • From Pendleton to Antreville
    • Lake Secession
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
    • Level Land
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Level Land
      • From Pendleton to Level Land
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Golden Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Gantt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Pendleton to Gantt
    • Welcome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • White Horse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunean
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Judson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Parker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Greenville County
    • Berea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Greenville County
    • City View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
      • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Pine Hill Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Conestee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lickville
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Pendleton to Lickville
    • Sans Souci
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
      • Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
  • Laurens County
    • Princeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Oconee County
  • Pickens County
  • Franklin County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Gumlog
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumlog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
    • Lavonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
      • Lavonia is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <1>
    • Canon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parhams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parhams
      • From Pendleton to Parhams
  • Hart County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Reed Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 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)
    • Maretts
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooleys Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Hartwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Flat Shoals
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stephens County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Avalon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Martin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jarrett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
    • Eastanollee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Pendleton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pendleton.

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

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

  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendleton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Stone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Stone Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boggs Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Corinth Baptist Cemetery #2
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Baptist Cemetery #2
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Baptist Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Welcome Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welcome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willis Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (427 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pendleton had a population of 476 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pendleton had a population of 3,313 people.

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

  • Calhoun
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in Pickens County
  • Central
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Denver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Anderson County
  • Townville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Six Mile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Piercetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Liberty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Oakway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
    • Oakway is located in Oconee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oakway
    • From Pendleton to Oakway
  • Andersonville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
    • Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fair Play
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Retreat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Retreat is located in Oconee County
    • Reed Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 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)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pendleton ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pendleton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pendleton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pendleton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pendleton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> of Pendleton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pendleton:

The official website for Pendleton: www.townofpendleton.org/

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>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 Pendleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pendleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pendleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6518, Longitude: -82.7839    









 

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