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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 Whitmire (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 Whitmire. 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 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.

Whitmire is located in Newberry 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 Newberry County: Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, Richland, Saluda & Union.

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

  • Newberry County     (The home county of Whitmire)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitmire, with the one closest to Whitmire listed first.
    • Glymphville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Newberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Pomaria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosperity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Silverstreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Slighs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Little Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <2>
    • Old Town Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Chappells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitmire, with the one closest to Whitmire listed first.
    • Cabal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
    • Cornwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
    • Gayle Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
    • Blackstock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Chester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
    • Lowrys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitmire, with the one closest to Whitmire listed first.
    • Blair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Jenkinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Rock Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Adger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
    • White Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Rion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitmire, with the one closest to Whitmire listed first.
    • Renno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
    • Joanna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinards
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tylersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Cross Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Anglers Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Gray Court
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Lexington County
    • Chapin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
  • Saluda County
    • Hickory Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitmire, with the one closest to Whitmire listed first.
    • Cross Anchor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Enoree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pauline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacolet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <2>
    • Central Pacolet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Pacolet Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodruff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Stone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitmire, with the one closest to Whitmire listed first.
    • Sartor Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County
    • Tuckertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Carlisle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
    • Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Colerain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colerain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Bonham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
    • Lockhart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • York County
    • Hopewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in York County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Whitmire ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitmire.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Whitmire. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Whitmire and those printed in the larger area surrounding Whitmire.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Whitmire.

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 Whitmire:

Cemeteries Near Whitmire ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitmire.

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

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

  • Whitmire Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
  • Flinthill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinthill Cemetery
  • Sims Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
  • Spring Hill AME Zion Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Cold Well Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Well Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Well Cemetery
  • Otterson Fort Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterson Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterson Fort Cemetery
  • Continue List   (319 more) ...
    • Fant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fant Cemetery
    • McDaniel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion 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 Whitmire had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Whitmire had a population of 1,449 people.

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

  • Goshen Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Hill
    • Goshen Hill is located in Union County
  • Delta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Union County
  • Ada ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Union County
  • Maybinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybinton
    • Maybinton is located in Newberry County
  • Renno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Renno is located in Laurens County
  • Sedalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Sedalia is located in Union County
  • Shelton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
    • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
  • Herbert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
    • Herbert is located in Union County
  • Carlisle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Santuc
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santuc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuc
    • Santuc is located in Union County
  • Huntington ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Laurens County
  • Jalapa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jalapa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
    • Jalapa is located in Newberry County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lylesford ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lylesford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lylesford
      • Lylesford is located in Fairfield County
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
    • Kinards
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Whitmire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitmire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5029, Longitude: -81.6113    
<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 Whitmire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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