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 Walnut Grove (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 Walnut Grove. 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 Walnut Grove ...
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.
Another variation: Walnutgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Walnut Grove: Walnut Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Walnut Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Grove.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County: Polk (NC), Rutherford (NC), Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Walnut Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Grove:
- Spartanburg County (The home county of Walnut Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Pauline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Croft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- White Stone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enoree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Hub City Courts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
- Spartanburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cross Anchor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gaffney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Gaffney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Chester County
- Cabal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Fountain Inn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Simpsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Greer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chick Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- East Gate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Mauldin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Taylors
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Conestee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wade Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Tylersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Gray Court
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Laurens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Renno
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Cold Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Joanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Ekom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Newberry County
- Whitmire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Colerain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Bonham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sedalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Kelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meador ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Lockhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- York County
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Cleveland County (NC)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Grove.
Cemeteries Near Walnut Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Grove.
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 Walnut Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trail Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cathcart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hebron United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frye - Smith - Whiteside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Walnut Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Glenn Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
- Golightly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Golightly is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly
- Dutchman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
- Moore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hobbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
- Switzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Switzer is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Woodruff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evinsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinsville
- West Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs
- Colerain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Hillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Enoree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cross Anchor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pacolet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Grove.
Newspapers Published in Walnut Grove ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Grove, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Walnut Grove:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Spartanburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Greenville County
- Laurens County
- Newberry County
- Union County
- York County
- Cleveland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walnut Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |