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 Penn Jones (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 Penn Jones. 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.
Penn Jones is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Cleveland (NC), Rutherford (NC), Spartanburg, Union & York.
Below are the counties that are near Penn Jones. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penn Jones:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Penn Jones)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Jones, with the one closest to Penn Jones listed first.
- East Gaffney
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Blacksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chesnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chester County
- Cabal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Jones, with the one closest to Penn Jones listed first.
- Cowpens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pacolet Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Zion Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Stone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Croft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Jones, with the one closest to Penn Jones listed first.
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Bonham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Lockhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Colerain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Meador ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Jones, with the one closest to Penn Jones listed first.
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Blairsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Filbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Clover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McConnells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Jones, with the one closest to Penn Jones listed first.
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Earl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Cliffside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Brittain Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Patterson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Grover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Jones, with the one closest to Penn Jones listed first.
- Dellview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Perry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Bessemer City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- South Gastonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Gastonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Jones, with the one closest to Penn Jones listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Crouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Jones, with the one closest to Penn Jones listed first.
- Six Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Caroleen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Ellenboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sandy Mush
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Alexander Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bostic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penn Jones, see our County-by-County Page for Penn Jones.
Cemeteries Near Penn Jones ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penn Jones.
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 Penn Jones - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penn Jones covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penn Jones, with the one closest to Penn Jones listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Limestone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frederick Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huskey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Little Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Penn Jones in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Penn Jones.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penn Jones, with the one closest to Penn Jones listed first.
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Blacksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cowpens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penn Jones. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penn Jones.
Newspapers Published in Penn Jones ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penn Jones.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penn Jones, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penn Jones.
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 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 Penn Jones:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Rutherford 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 Penn Jones, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Penn Jones) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |