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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 Westminster (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 Westminster. 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 southwest 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 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.

Westminster is located in Oconee 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 Oconee County: Franklin (GA), Habersham (GA), Hart (GA), Rabun (GA), Stephens (GA), Jackson (NC), Macon (NC), Transylvania (NC), Anderson & Pickens.

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

  • Oconee County     (The home county of Westminster)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
    • Richland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oakway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
      • Oakway is located in Oconee County
    • Madison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Oconee County
    • Walhalla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Utica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Oconee County
    • Newry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Battle Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County
    • Longcreek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Play
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Rest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tamassee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
    • Townville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pendleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Price ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Anderson County
    • La France
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Andersonville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Anderson County
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Anderson County
    • Centerville Terrace Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Northlake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
      • Northlake is located in Anderson County
    • Holland Store
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
      • Holland Store is located in Anderson County
      • Holland Store has also been known as:
      • Hollands
    • Anderson Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
    • Anderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
    • Clemson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Isaqueena Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaqueena Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
      • Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
    • Central
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Six Mile
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Norris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Crow Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
      • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
    • Pickens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Arial
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
      • Arial is located in Pickens County
    • Easley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
    • Gumlog
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumlog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
    • Lavonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
      • Lavonia is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <1>
    • Parhams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parhams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County (GA)
    • Canon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
      • Canon is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canon <1>
    • Carnesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Franklin Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Royston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
      • Royston is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royston <1>
    • Cromers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Cromers is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
  • Habersham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
    • Turnerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Habersham County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turnerville <1>
    • Clarkesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Habersham County (GA)
    • Mount Airy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornelia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
      • Cornelia is located in Habersham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <1>
    • Demorest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demorest
      • Demorest is located in Habersham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Demorest <1>
    • Baldwin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Habersham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <1>
    • Alto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Habersham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
  • Hart County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
    • Maretts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
      • Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
    • Reed Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawfords Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
      • Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Bowersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Flat Shoals
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
      • Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
    • Cooleys Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
      • Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
    • Hartwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dooleys Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
      • Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
  • Rabun County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
    • Tallulah Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah Falls
      • Tallulah Falls is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah Falls <1>
    • Antioch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Lakemont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wiley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <1>
    • Clayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <1>
    • Tiger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
      • Tiger is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <1>
    • Mountain City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <1>
    • Sky Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
      • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <1>
    • Dillard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stephens County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
    • Jarrett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
    • Avalon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Eastanollee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Martin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
    • Toccoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
      • Toccoa is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <1>
    • Carnes Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Toccoa Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccoa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa Falls
      • Toccoa Falls is located in Stephens County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa Falls <1>
  • Jackson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
    • Highlands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
      • Highlands is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <1>
    • Cashiers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashiers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashiers
      • Cashiers is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashiers <1>
  • Macon County (NC)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Westminster ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westminster.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Westminster. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Westminster and those printed in the larger area surrounding Westminster.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of Westminster.

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 Westminster:

Cemeteries Near Westminster ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westminster.

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

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

  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Chauga Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chauga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chauga Cemetery
  • Coneross Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
  • Crossroad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroad Cemetery
  • New Promised Land Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Promised Land Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Promised Land Cemetery
  • Poole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poole Cemetery
  • Toxoway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toxoway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toxoway Cemetery
  • Rust Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rust Cemetery
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
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    • Nazareth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Westminster had a population of 532 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Westminster had a population of 2,598 people.

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

  • Retreat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in Oconee County
  • Harbin ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Harbin is located in Oconee County
  • Richland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oakway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
    • Oakway is located in Oconee County
  • West Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Walhalla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Seneca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fair Play
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Longcreek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Battle Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
    • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County
  • Martin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Stephens County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
  • Townville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Whetstone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
      • Whetstone is located in Oconee County
    • Mountain Rest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lavonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
      • Lavonia is located in Franklin County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <1>

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

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

The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/

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>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Westminster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westminster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6635, Longitude: -83.0941    
<4>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.
<5>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 Westminster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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