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 Piercetown (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 Piercetown. 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 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.
Piercetown is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Elbert (GA), Hart (GA), Abbeville, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Piercetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piercetown:
- Anderson County (The home county of Piercetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piercetown, with the one closest to Piercetown listed first.
- West Pelzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Pelzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Sandy Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- La France
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piercetown, with the one closest to Piercetown listed first.
- Honea Path
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Level Land
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Donalds
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Lake Secession
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Due West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ware Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piercetown, with the one closest to Piercetown listed first.
- Golden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Gantt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- White Horse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Lickville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Pine Hill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Conestee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Fork Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- City View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Berea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piercetown, with the one closest to Piercetown listed first.
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Green Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Ekom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piercetown, with the one closest to Piercetown listed first.
- Newry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Utica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fair Play
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walhalla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tamassee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piercetown, with the one closest to Piercetown listed first.
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isaqueena Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Arial
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Clemson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Six Mile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dacusville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Crow Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Nine Times
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Knob ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piercetown, with the one closest to Piercetown listed first.
- Crescent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Reidville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County (GA)
- Gumlog
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piercetown, with the one closest to Piercetown listed first.
- Crawfords Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Cooleys Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Reed Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Dooleys Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Maretts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Hartwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piercetown, see our County-by-County Page for Piercetown.
Cemeteries Near Piercetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piercetown.
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 Piercetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piercetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piercetown, with the one closest to Piercetown listed first.
- Friendship Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Anderson.
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193564 <3>
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willis Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Piercetown had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piercetown, with the one closest to Piercetown listed first.
- Williamston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pelzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Toney Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Easley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Lickville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Mountain Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piercetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piercetown.
Newspapers Published in Piercetown ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piercetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piercetown, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piercetown.
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 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 Piercetown:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Greenville County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Franklin County
- Hart 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Piercetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Piercetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |