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 Santuc (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 Santuc. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Santuc is located in Union 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 Union County: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg & York.
Below are the counties that are near Santuc. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Santuc:
- Union County (The home county of Santuc)
- The following are listed by their distance from Santuc, with the one closest to Santuc listed first.
- Meador ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Meador is located in Union County
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Union County
- Tuckertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sartor Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Sedalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Bonham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Cherokee County
- Kings Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santuc, with the one closest to Santuc listed first.
- Cabal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Gayle Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cornwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Eureka Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Lowrys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Blackstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Smith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Richburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santuc, with the one closest to Santuc listed first.
- Blair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jenkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Winnsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santuc, with the one closest to Santuc listed first.
- Renno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Joanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kinards
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laurens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santuc, with the one closest to Santuc listed first.
- Whitmire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glymphville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glymphville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Helena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pomaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Peak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Silverstreet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slighs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santuc, with the one closest to Santuc listed first.
- Cross Anchor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pacolet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central Pacolet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Pacolet Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pauline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enoree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Camp Croft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Converse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cowpens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santuc, with the one closest to Santuc listed first.
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Blairsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Blairsville is located in York County
- McConnells
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Santuc, see our County-by-County Page for Santuc.
Cemeteries Near Santuc ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Santuc.
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 Santuc covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Santuc, with the one closest to Santuc listed first.
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cane Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cane Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cane Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jeter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gilliams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Steen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Otterson Fort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterson Fort Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterson Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Sims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Briggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Santuc had a population of 147 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Santuc, with the one closest to Santuc listed first.
- Meador ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Meador is located in Union County
- Ada ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Ada is located in Union County
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Union County
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Leeds is located in Chester County
- Goshen Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Hill
- Goshen Hill is located in Union County
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitmire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Herbert is located in Union County
- Wilksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilksburg
- Wilksburg is located in Chester County
- Sedalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Shelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sandy River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Sandy River is located in Chester County
- Baton Rouge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baton Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
- Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
- Maybinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybinton
- Maybinton 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 Santuc. See our List of 1890's Communities around Santuc.
Newspapers Published in Santuc ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Santuc.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Santuc, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Santuc.
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 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 Santuc:
- 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Santuc. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | 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 Santuc, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Santuc) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santuc. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6346, Longitude: -81.5226 In this case, the coordinates for Santuc have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |