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 West Pelzer (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 West Pelzer. 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 West Pelzer ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Pelzer: W. Pelzer
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 doctors 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.
West Pelzer 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 West Pelzer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Pelzer:
- Anderson County (The home county of West Pelzer)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Pelzer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williamston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Piedmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Anderson Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- La France
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Honea Path
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Donalds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Level Land
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Ware Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Due West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Antreville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Lake Secession
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Golden Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Lickville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Gantt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Pine Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- White Horse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Conestee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Welcome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Mauldin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Hodges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Green Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ekom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Mount Gallagher
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Laurens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cold Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Collins Lakeside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Newry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Utica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Play
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Easley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arial
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Norris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Dacusville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Clemson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Six Mile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Knob ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Nine Times
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Crescent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Woodruff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reidville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enoree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Lyman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Startex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Crawfords Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Cooleys Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Dooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Pelzer, see our County-by-County Page for West Pelzer.
Cemeteries Near West Pelzer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Pelzer.
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 West Pelzer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Pelzer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Pine Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williamston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Big Creek Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reheboth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Anderson.
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193564 <2>
- Whitefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find West Pelzer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Pelzer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Pelzer, with the one closest to West Pelzer listed first.
- Williamston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pelzer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Piedmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Toney Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
- Piercetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Belton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lickville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- White Horse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Simpsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Honea Path
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Easley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Pelzer. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Pelzer.
Newspapers Published in West Pelzer ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Pelzer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Pelzer, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Pelzer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 West Pelzer:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Hart County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Pelzer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Pelzer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |