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 Sylvan Hills (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 Sylvan Hills. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Sylvan Hills is located in Greenville 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 Greenville County: Henderson (NC), Polk (NC), Transylvania (NC), Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens, Pickens & Spartanburg.
Below are the counties that are near Sylvan Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sylvan Hills:
- Greenville County (The home county of Sylvan Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Wade Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Taylors
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chick Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Travelers Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sans Souci
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Gate Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- City View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Greer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Powderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Piedmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pelzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Williamston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northlake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Pendleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Green Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Dacusville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Easley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arial
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Knob ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Pickens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Norris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Nine Times
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lyman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wellford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reidville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Startex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Gramling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inman Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Campobello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Inman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Tuxedo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Saluda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zirconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Claremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Upward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Barker Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Baxter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Valley Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Willow Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Melrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Tryon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Transylvania County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Cedar Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Penrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Brevard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Pisgah Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sylvan Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Sylvan Hills.
Cemeteries Near Sylvan Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sylvan Hills.
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 Sylvan Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sylvan Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Woodland Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enoree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faith Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Sylvan Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sylvan Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Taylors
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chick Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Sandy Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Travelers Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Greer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- O'Neal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- White Horse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Tigerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Taho ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Taho is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taho
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sylvan Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sylvan Hills.
Newspapers Published in Sylvan Hills ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvan Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sylvan Hills, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sylvan Hills.
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 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 Sylvan Hills:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Laurens County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Henderson County
- Polk 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> | 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 Sylvan Hills, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sylvan Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |