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 Quail Haven (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 Quail Haven. 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 Quail Haven ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Quail Haven: Quail Hvn. (or less commonly used: Quail Havn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Quail Haven. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Quail Haven.
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 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.
Quail Haven is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Mecklenburg (NC), Union (NC), Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw & York.
Below are the counties that are near Quail Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quail Haven:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Quail Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Haven, with the one closest to Quail Haven listed first.
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Lancaster Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Camp Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Springdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Van Wyck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Bell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Primus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Haven, with the one closest to Quail Haven listed first.
- Fort Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Great Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Eureka Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Blackstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gayle Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Lowrys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Haven, with the one closest to Quail Haven listed first.
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pageland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Angelus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Haven, with the one closest to Quail Haven listed first.
- Mitford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Adger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Winnsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Haven, with the one closest to Quail Haven listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kershaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Haven, with the one closest to Quail Haven listed first.
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roddey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lesslie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Rock Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- India Hook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Tega Cay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McConnells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Wylie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Haven, with the one closest to Quail Haven listed first.
- Weddington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Providence ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Matthews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mint Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yorkmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Haven, with the one closest to Quail Haven listed first.
- Jaars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waxhaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Marvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Altan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Wesley Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Carmel Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Rest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quail Haven, see our County-by-County Page for Quail Haven.
Cemeteries Near Quail Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quail Haven.
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 Quail Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quail Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quail Haven, with the one closest to Quail Haven listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waxhaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lancaster Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lancaster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70478 <2>
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cureton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wrens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caskey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Ezella Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Andrew Jackson Memorial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Quail Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quail Haven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quail Haven, with the one closest to Quail Haven listed first.
- Caskey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Landsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Landsford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsford
- Fort Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wyck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Cut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Cut is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bascomville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bascomville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascomville
- Walkersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkersville is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Roddey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Primus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Richburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Waxhaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quail Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quail Haven.
Newspapers Published in Quail Haven ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quail Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quail Haven, 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 Quail Haven.
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 Quail Haven:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- York County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union 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 Quail Haven, 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- Quail Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |