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 Thompson Ferry (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 Thompson Ferry. 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.
Thompson Ferry is located in Chester 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 Chester County: Fairfield, Lancaster, Union & York.
Below are the counties that are near Thompson Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompson Ferry:
- Chester County (The home county of Thompson Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Cabal
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lowrys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Gayle Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Smith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Cornwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Blackstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lando
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Richburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Kings Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Gaffney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Woodward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Blair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Renno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Tylersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Whitmire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glymphville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Central Pacolet
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pacolet
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Stone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Croft
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Pauline
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cowpens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Anchor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Lockhart
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Meador ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Delta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hickory Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McConnells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Filbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Clover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Grover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Earl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Patterson Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompson Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Thompson Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Thompson Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompson Ferry.
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 Thompson Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompson Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reidsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Philippi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster - Woolbright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKissick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Free Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Browns Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Thompson Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thompson Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson Ferry, with the one closest to Thompson Ferry listed first.
- Cotton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
- Bullock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock Creek is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
- Gould ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Wilksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilksburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilksburg
- Kelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
- Hoodtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoodtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
- Meador ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Baton Rouge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bonham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Santuc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Santuc is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuc
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Sandy River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy River is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompson Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompson Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Thompson Ferry ...
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 Thompson Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompson Ferry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompson Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Thompson Ferry:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Chester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Fairfield County
- Laurens County
- Newberry County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York County
- Cleveland 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 Thompson Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Thompson Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |