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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Spearman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Spearman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spearman, 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 Spearman (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 Spearman. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Spearman is historic, it would have been located within present day Newberry 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 Newberry County: Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, Richland, Saluda & Union.

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

  • Newberry County     (The home county of Spearman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spearman, with the one closest to Spearman listed first.
    • Smyrna
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverstreet
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Helena
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Newberry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Union
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Stoney Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Prosperity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mudlick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Chappells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
    • Slighs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
  • Aiken County
    • Monetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield County
    • Johnston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spearman, with the one closest to Spearman listed first.
    • Blair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenkinsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Monticello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Rock Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spearman, with the one closest to Spearman listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Coronaca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Fairforest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Grendel Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
    • Panola Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mathews Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Greenwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Cokesbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spearman, with the one closest to Spearman listed first.
    • Kinards
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Joanna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Anglers Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Renno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Mountville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Waterloo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cold Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spearman, with the one closest to Spearman listed first.
    • Ella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Chapin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
    • Lake Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Leesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Fredonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Gilbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Irmo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spearman, with the one closest to Spearman listed first.
    • White Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ballentine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spearman, with the one closest to Spearman listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Saluda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ridge Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Spartanburg County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spearman, with the one closest to Spearman listed first.
    • Sartor Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
    • Delta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Tuckertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Red Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
    • Sedalia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sedalia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Carlisle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town

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

Cemeteries Near Spearman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spearman.

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 Spearman - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spearman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bush River Meetinghouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West End Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Browns Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Werts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Newberry Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rosemont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hannah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (339 more) ...

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 Spearman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spearman.

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

  • Silverstreet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Helena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Jalapa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jalapa is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
  • Gary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gary is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Prosperity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kinards
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chappells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sondleys ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
  • Vaughanville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Slighs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
  • Milton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Reuben ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Reuben is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pomaria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Renno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Little Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Spearman ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spearman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spearman, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spearman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Spearman:

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 Spearman, 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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Spearman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.