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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 Pickens (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 Pickens. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Pickens is located in Pickens County and is the County Seat.

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 Pickens County: Transylvania (NC), Anderson, Greenville & Oconee.

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

  • Pickens County     (The home county of Pickens)
  • Anderson County
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
    • Berea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Parker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • City View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Welcome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • White Horse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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.<1>
      • 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 Pickens to White Horse
    • Marietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Slater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunean
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Sans Souci
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Travelers Rest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Caesars Head
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cleveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oconee County
  • Hart County (GA)
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Henderson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Tuxedo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
      • Tuxedo is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo <3>
    • Zirconia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Etowah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Etowah is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <3>
    • Claremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Flat Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County (NC)
  • Transylvania County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
    • East Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
      • East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Fork
      • From Pickens to East Fork
    • Cedar Mountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
      • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <3>
    • Rosman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
      • Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <3>
    • Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Toxaway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sapphire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire
      • Sapphire is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapphire <3>
    • Brevard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Balsam Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pisgah Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Forest
      • Pisgah Forest is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah Forest <3>
    • Seven Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Penrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
      • Penrose is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Pickens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickens.

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

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

  • Pickens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Secona Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Secona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Secona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pickens View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickens View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickens View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roanoke Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (375 more) ...
    • Clayton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rice Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Porters Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porters Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porters Chapel 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.<4>

While we didn't find Pickens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pickens.

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

  • Crow Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 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.<1>
    • 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 Pickens to Crow Creek
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Easley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Six Mile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Knob ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
    • Knob is located in Pickens County
  • Nine Times
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1>
    • 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 Pickens to Nine Times
  • Dacusville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
    • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dacusville
    • From Pickens to Dacusville
  • Nimmons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
    • Nimmons is located in Pickens County
  • Central
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Eastatoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastatoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe
    • Eastatoe is located in Pickens County
  • Mayfield ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Greenville County
  • Wattacoo ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattacoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
    • Wattacoo is located in Pickens County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Calhoun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Jocassee ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jocassee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
      • Jocassee is located in Oconee County
    • White Horse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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.<1>
      • 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 Pickens to White Horse

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pickens ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickens.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pickens. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pickens and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pickens.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> of Pickens.

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 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 Pickens:

The official website for Pickens: www.cityofpickens.com/Home.html

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pickens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pickens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pickens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8837, Longitude: -82.7075    









 

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