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 Thursa (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 Thursa. 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 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.
Thursa is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Florence, Kershaw & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Thursa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thursa:
- Lee County (The home county of Thursa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thursa, with the one closest to Thursa listed first.
- Bishopville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alcot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Manville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Elliott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Lynchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thursa, with the one closest to Thursa listed first.
- McBee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Angelus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Patrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clarendon County
- Turbeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thursa, with the one closest to Thursa listed first.
- Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Hartsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Syracuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Alexander Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
- Darlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Pine Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Dovesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thursa, with the one closest to Thursa listed first.
- Cartersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Timmonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sardis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Ebenezer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Jones Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Olanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siesta Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Cusac Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thursa, with the one closest to Thursa listed first.
- Bethune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cassatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Shepard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lugoff
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kershaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- Oakhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thursa, with the one closest to Thursa listed first.
- Oswego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Rembert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mayesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- East Sumter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Cherryvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Horatio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sumter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- South Sumter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Claremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thursa, see our County-by-County Page for Thursa.
Cemeteries Near Thursa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thursa.
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 Thursa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thursa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thursa, with the one closest to Thursa listed first.
- Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Piedmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McLellan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lockard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McCaskill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Savannah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whilden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grantham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Thursa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thursa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thursa, with the one closest to Thursa listed first.
- Bishopville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tillers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
- Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Oats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oats is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oats
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Rembert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Atkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Lynchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thursa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thursa.
Newspapers Published in Thursa ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thursa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thursa, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thursa.
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 Thursa:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Clarendon County
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Sumter 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> | 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- Thursa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Thursa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |