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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Red Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Red Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Red Point, please Contact Us.
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 Red Point (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 Red Point. 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 Red Point ...
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.
Another variation: Redpoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Red Point: Red Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Point.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Red Point is historic, it would have been located within present day Union 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 Union County: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg & York.
Below are the counties that are near Red Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Point:
- Union County (The home county of Red Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Tuckertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Lockhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sartor Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Bonham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Cherokee County
- Kings Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Cabal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Gayle Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cornwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Eureka Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Lowrys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Blackstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Richburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lando
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edgemoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Blair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- White Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Jenkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winnsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Rock Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Winnsboro Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Rion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Renno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Dover ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Joanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kinards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Whitmire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glymphville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Pomaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Newberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Peak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slighs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Cross Anchor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Pacolet Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pacolet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pauline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Stone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Croft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Enoree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Blairsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- McConnells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Filbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Point, see our County-by-County Page for Red Point.
Cemeteries Near Red Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Point.
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 Red Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Jeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Dam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilliams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Red Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leeds is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Santuc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Santuc is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuc
- Ada ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ada is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Sandy River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy River is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Baton Rouge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
- Wilksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilksburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilksburg
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Herbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Herbert is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Shelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Goshen Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Feasterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Feasterville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feasterville
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitmire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Point.
Newspapers Published in Red Point ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Point, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Point.
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 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 Red Point:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Laurens County
- Newberry County
- Spartanburg County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Red Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Red Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |