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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 Vandale Place (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 Vandale Place. 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 Vandale Place ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Vandale Place: Vandale Pl. (or less commonly used: Vandale Plc.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Vandale Place is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Elbert (GA), Hart (GA), Abbeville, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee & Pickens.

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

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Vandale Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vandale Place, with the one closest to Vandale Place listed first.
    • Homeland Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
    • Centerville Terrace Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Anderson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Caldwell Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
    • Deans
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Deans is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
    • Anderson Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
    • Starr
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holland Store
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Holland Store is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
      • Holland Store has also been known as:
      • Hollands
    • Northlake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Northlake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
    • Leisure Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Andersonville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Andersonville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vandale Place, with the one closest to Vandale Place listed first.
    • Antreville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
    • Lake Secession
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
    • Level Land
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
    • Lowndesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Honea Path
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Due West
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Donalds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Latimer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Latimer is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Calhoun Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ware Shoals
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Abbeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vandale Place, with the one closest to Vandale Place listed first.
    • Golden Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
    • Lickville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
    • Fork Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
    • Gantt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gantt is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
    • Conestee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Hill Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
    • Welcome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Welcome is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • White Horse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • White Horse is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • Dunean
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunean is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
    • Judson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Judson is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Parker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Parker is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Greenwood County
    • Hodges
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vandale Place, with the one closest to Vandale Place listed first.
    • Princeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Mount Gallagher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
  • Oconee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vandale Place, with the one closest to Vandale Place listed first.
    • Fair Play
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oakway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakway is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
    • Utica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Utica is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Seneca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Newry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Westminster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Harbin is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Walhalla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Madison is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vandale Place, with the one closest to Vandale Place listed first.
    • Clemson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Isaqueena Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
    • Central
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Norris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Six Mile
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Arial
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Arial is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
    • Easley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pickens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Elbert County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vandale Place, with the one closest to Vandale Place listed first.
    • Bowman Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Harmony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Dewy Rose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Goss
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Goss is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Harper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Harper is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Elberton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Silk Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
    • Bowman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowman is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <1>
  • Franklin County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vandale Place, with the one closest to Vandale Place listed first.
    • Gumlog
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
    • Lavonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lavonia is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <1>
    • Canon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Canon is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canon <1>
    • Royston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Royston is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royston <1>
    • Franklin Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aquilla ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Aquilla is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Carnesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Parhams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
  • Hart County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vandale Place, with the one closest to Vandale Place listed first.
    • Cooleys Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Dooleys Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
    • Reed Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
    • Hartwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maretts
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
    • Flat Shoals
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
    • Bowersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Madison County (GA)
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrison is located in Madison County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
  • Stephens County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vandale Place, with the one closest to Vandale Place listed first.
    • Martin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Martin is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
    • Avalon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Eastanollee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Vandale Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vandale Place.

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 Vandale Place - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vandale Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Vandale Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vandale Place.

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

  • Mountain Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
  • Deans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Deans is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
  • Holland Store
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland Store is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
    • Holland Store has also been known as:
    • Hollands
  • Starr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Varennes ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Varennes is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varennes
  • Denver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Denver is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Andersonville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Andersonville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
  • Oak Bower ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Bower is located in Hart County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
  • Storeville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Storeville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
  • Moffitsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Moffitsville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
  • Iva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Iva is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
  • Reed Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Townville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pendleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Belton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Vandale Place ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vandale Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vandale Place, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vandale Place.

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 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 Vandale Place:

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 Vandale Place, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vandale Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.