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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 Troy (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 Troy. 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.

Troy is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Troy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Bradley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Verdery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verdery
      • From Troy to Verdery
    • Promised Land
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Mathews Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grendel Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Springdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodges
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ninety Six
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Abbeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Calhoun Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
    • Latimer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Due West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Antreville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antreville
      • From Troy to Antreville
    • Level Land
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Level Land
      • From Troy to Level Land
    • Lowndesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Secession
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
    • Donalds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ware Shoals
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Anderson County
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Colliers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Anglers Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cross Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McCormick County
  • Newberry County
  • Saluda County
  • Columbia County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Kiokee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiokee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
      • Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kiokee
      • From Troy to Kiokee
    • Appling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Snead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
  • Elbert County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Bowman Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
      • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
  • Lincoln County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Goshen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hesters Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Lincolnton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lisbon
      • From Troy to Lisbon
    • Loce
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • McDuffie County (GA)
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
  • Wilkes County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Tignall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
      • Tignall is located in Wilkes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <1>
    • Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Troy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy.

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

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

  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Massacre Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Massacre Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Massacre Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower Long Cane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Long Cane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Long Cane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wideman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wideman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wideman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Overbrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overbrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chisholm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisholm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisholm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCormick City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCormick City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCormick City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (210 more) ...
    • Badwell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethiah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethiah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • De La Howe Tomb
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De La Howe Tomb
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De La Howe Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Troy had a population of 311 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Troy had a population of 101 people.

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

  • McCormick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bradley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
  • Calhoun Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
    • Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County
  • Mount Carmel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Leverett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leverett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
    • Leverett is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Goshen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Watts
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Watts is located in Abbeville County
  • Lincolnton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Branches
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Branches have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
    • Double Branches is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Darraugh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
      • Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
    • Hester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
      • Hester is located in Abbeville County
    • Agnes ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agnes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
      • Agnes is located in Lincoln County (GA)

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

Newspapers Published in Troy ...

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 Troy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troy, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troy.

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 helpful 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 Troy:

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

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

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

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>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 Troy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Troy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Troy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9874, Longitude: -82.2975    









 

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