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 Piedmont Springs (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 Piedmont Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Piedmont Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Piedmont Springs: Piedmont Spgs. (or less commonly used: Piedmont Spngs. or Piedmont Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Piedmont Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piedmont Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Piedmont Springs is located in York County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Cleveland (NC), Gaston (NC), Mecklenburg (NC), Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Piedmont Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piedmont Springs:
- York County (The home county of Piedmont Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Filbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- McConnells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Kings Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blacksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Cabal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lowrys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Smith
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Gayle Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Edgemoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster County
- Camp Cox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Pacolet Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Pacolet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White Stone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Camp Croft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Drayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Lockhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Meador ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Kings Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Earl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Patterson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Elizabeth City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Light Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Brittain Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- South Gastonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Bessemer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Gastonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Smyre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Cherryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dellview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Crouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Iron Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- 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
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Dixie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dalton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Paw Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Six Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Henrietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Caroleen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Ellenboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sandy Mush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Alexander Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piedmont Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Piedmont Springs.
Cemeteries Near Piedmont Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piedmont Springs.
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 Piedmont Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piedmont Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Canaan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mullinax Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blalock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mtn. Battleground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heathcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Etters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goode Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Piedmont Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piedmont Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piedmont Springs, with the one closest to Piedmont Springs listed first.
- Kings Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Blacksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Filbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piedmont Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piedmont Springs.
Newspapers Published in Piedmont Springs ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piedmont Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piedmont Springs, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piedmont Springs.
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 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 Piedmont Springs:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg 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 Piedmont Springs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piedmont Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |