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 Rosewood Heights (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 Rosewood Heights. 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 Rosewood Heights ...
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 Rosewood Heights: Rosewood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rosewood Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rosewood Heights.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Rosewood Heights is located in Pickens 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 Pickens County: Transylvania (NC), Anderson, Greenville & Oconee.
Below are the counties that are near Rosewood Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosewood Heights:
- Pickens County (The home county of Rosewood Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood Heights, with the one closest to Rosewood Heights listed first.
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Norris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Easley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Six Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Crow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Nine Times
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Clemson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dacusville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Abbeville County
- Honea Path
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood Heights, with the one closest to Rosewood Heights listed first.
- Powderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Pendleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- La France
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- West Pelzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Anderson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Leisure Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Pelzer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood Heights, with the one closest to Rosewood Heights listed first.
- Golden Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Parker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- White Horse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Berea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- City View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Dunean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Gantt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Pine Hill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Sans Souci
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Laurens County
- Green Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood Heights, with the one closest to Rosewood Heights listed first.
- Newry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tamassee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walhalla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Westminster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Play
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Rest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood Heights, with the one closest to Rosewood Heights listed first.
- Crawfords Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Reed Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Cooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Maretts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Transylvania County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood Heights, with the one closest to Rosewood Heights listed first.
- Cedar Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Rosman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <1>
- Lake Toxaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Sapphire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brevard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <1>
- Seven Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosewood Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Rosewood Heights.
Cemeteries Near Rosewood Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosewood Heights.
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 Rosewood Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosewood Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosewood Heights, with the one closest to Rosewood Heights listed first.
- Grant Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rice Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ruhamah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kennemer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Rosewood Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosewood Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosewood Heights, with the one closest to Rosewood Heights listed first.
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Easley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Six Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Pendleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piercetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Nine Times
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Dacusville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Horse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Knob ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Denver is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Nimmons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nimmons is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosewood Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosewood Heights.
Newspapers Published in Rosewood Heights ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosewood Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosewood Heights, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosewood Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rosewood Heights:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Pickens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Greenville County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Hart County
- Transylvania 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> | 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 Rosewood Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Rosewood Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |