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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 Travelers Rest (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 Travelers Rest. 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.

Name Variations for Travelers Rest ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this city is Travelers Rest, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Travelers Rest may originally have been Traveler's Rest.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Travelers Rest might be written as Traveler Rest.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Travelers Rest is located in Greenville 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 Greenville County: Henderson (NC), Polk (NC), Transylvania (NC), Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens, Pickens & Spartanburg.

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

  • Greenville County     (The home county of Travelers Rest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
    • Marietta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Slater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Greenville County
    • Sans Souci
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
      • Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
    • Tigerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • City View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
      • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Parker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Greenville County
    • Wade Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wade Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
      • Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
    • Taylors
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chick Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chick Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
      • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
    • Powderville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
      • Powderville is located in Anderson County
    • Piedmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pelzer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • West Pelzer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelzer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
      • West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Williamston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pendleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • La France
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Northlake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
      • Northlake is located in Anderson County
    • Sandy Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
    • Green Pond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
    • Gray Court
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oconee County
    • Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
    • Dacusville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dacusville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
      • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
    • Easley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arial
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arial have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
      • Arial is located in Pickens County
    • Pickens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Crow Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
      • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
    • Sunset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Bottom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
      • Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
    • Norris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Six Mile
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Central
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Isaqueena Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaqueena Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
      • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
    • Duncan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
    • Lyman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <2>
    • Inman Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
      • Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
    • Reidville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Startex
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wellford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Campobello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gramling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookside Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
      • Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
    • Inman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <2>
    • Landrum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
      • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
    • Crescent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
  • Henderson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
    • Tuxedo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
      • Tuxedo is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo <2>
    • Mount Olive
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Saluda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
      • Saluda is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <2>
    • Zirconia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Claremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • East Flat Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Flat Rock
      • East Flat Rock is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Flat Rock <2>
    • Flat Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <2>
    • Barker Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
      • Barker Heights is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Upward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
      • Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Valley Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
      • Valley Hill is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Hendersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
      • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <2>
  • Polk County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
    • Tryon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
      • Tryon is located in Polk County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <2>
    • Lynn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
    • Columbus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Mill Spring is located in Polk County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Spring <2>
  • Transylvania County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
    • Cedar Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
      • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <2>
    • Penrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
      • Penrose is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <2>
    • Seven Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Brevard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
      • Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <2>
    • Pisgah Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Forest
      • Pisgah Forest is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah Forest <2>
    • Rosman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
      • Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <2>
    • Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
      • Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Balsam Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Toxaway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Travelers Rest ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Travelers Rest.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Travelers Rest. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Travelers Rest and those printed in the larger area surrounding Travelers Rest.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of Travelers Rest.

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 Travelers Rest:

Cemeteries Near Travelers Rest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Travelers Rest.

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 Travelers Rest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Travelers Rest UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Reedy River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reedy River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reedy River Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
  • Forestville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestville Cemetery
  • Enoree Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enoree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enoree Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Jackson Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Grove Cemetery
  • Locust Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Hill Cemetery
  • Ponder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponder Cemetery
  • Continue List   (370 more) ...
    • Faith Temple Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Temple Cemetery
    • New Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Travelers Rest had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Travelers Rest had a population of 8,202 people.

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

  • Sandy Flat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
    • Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
  • Marietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dacusville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dacusville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
    • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
  • Tigerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Taylors
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lima
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Lima is located in Greenville County
  • Mayfield ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Greenville County
  • Chick Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chick Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
    • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Fairview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Greenville County
  • O'Neal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Neal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
    • O'Neal is located in Greenville County
  • Taho ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taho have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taho
    • Taho is located in Greenville County
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    • White Horse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Greenville County
    • Highland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Greenville County
    • Riverview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Greenville County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Travelers Rest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Travelers Rest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Travelers Rest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9659, Longitude: -82.4414    
<5>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.
<6>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 Travelers Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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