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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 Pine Land Shores (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 Pine Land Shores. 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 Pine Land Shores ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Land Shores: Pine Land Shrs.

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 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.

Pine Land Shores is located in Laurens 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 Laurens County: Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Newberry, Spartanburg & Union.

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

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Pine Land Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Land Shores, with the one closest to Pine Land Shores listed first.
    • Cross Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Anglers Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Waterloo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Cold Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Ekom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
    • Mount Gallagher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Gallagher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Joanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinards
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Land Shores, with the one closest to Pine Land Shores listed first.
    • Ware Shoals
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Donalds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Abbeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Due West
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Honea Path
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Level Land
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Antreville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Land Shores, with the one closest to Pine Land Shores listed first.
    • Fork Shoals
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fork Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
    • Lickville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Land Shores, with the one closest to Pine Land Shores listed first.
    • Coronaca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
    • Ninety Six
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Springdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Grendel Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mathews Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Cokesbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
    • Hodges
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Promised Land
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Verdery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Land Shores, with the one closest to Pine Land Shores listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
    • McCormick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Land Shores, with the one closest to Pine Land Shores listed first.
    • Mudlick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mudlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
    • Chappells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
    • Newberry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Prosperity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Whitmire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Land Shores, with the one closest to Pine Land Shores listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Saluda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Land Shores, with the one closest to Pine Land Shores listed first.
    • Cross Anchor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Enoree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • Sedalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Union County

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Land Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Land Shores.

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 Pine Land Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bethabara Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cross Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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.
  • Sauls Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauls Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sauls Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Head Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Beaverdam Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverdam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverdam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Cross Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vaughanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
  • Ninety Six
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Waterloo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chappells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Laurens County
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
  • Ekom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Ekom is located in Laurens County
  • Mount Gallagher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Gallagher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
    • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
  • Hodges
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kinards
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Silverstreet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
      • Gary is located in Newberry County

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Land Shores ...

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 Pine Land Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Land Shores, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Land Shores.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pine Land Shores:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Land Shores. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.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>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.
<5>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 Pine Land Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Pine Land Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Land Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2640, Longitude: -82.0068       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Land Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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