Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wildcat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wildcat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wildcat, please Contact Us.
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 Wildcat (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 Wildcat. 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wildcat is historic, it would have been located within present day Union 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 Union County: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg & York.
Below are the counties that are near Wildcat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wildcat:
- Union County (The home county of Wildcat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Sedalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Colerain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colerain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jonesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Union County
- Meador ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meador have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Meador is located in Union County
- Kelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Sartor Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Abbeville County
- Ware Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Cabal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Blair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Fountain Inn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Five Forks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Simpsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pelham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Fork Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fork Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Lickville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Mauldin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conestee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood County
- Coronaca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Tylersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Renno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Laurens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gray Court
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kinards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Cold Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Mountville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Whitmire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mudlick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mudlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Newberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glymphville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glymphville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Silverstreet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Cross Anchor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Enoree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pauline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodruff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Croft
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Pacolet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- White Stone
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Green Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Roebuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Central Pacolet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- York County
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in York County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wildcat, see our County-by-County Page for Wildcat.
Cemeteries Near Wildcat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wildcat.
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 Wildcat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Belmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blackstock Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackstock Road Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackstock Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bobo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bobo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Padgetts Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgetts Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgetts Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- 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.
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy - Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holcombe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holcombe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holcombe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.
While we didn't find Wildcat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wildcat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Cross Anchor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cross Keys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Union County
- Evinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinsville
- Evinsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Tylersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Sedalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Colerain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colerain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Huntington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Laurens County
- Hobbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
- Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
- Dutchman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
- Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
- Hillsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Enoree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs
- West Springs is located in Union County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Ora is located in Laurens County
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Renno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Renno is located in Laurens County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wildcat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildcat.
Newspapers Published in Wildcat ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildcat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wildcat, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wildcat.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wildcat:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- Newberry County
- Spartanburg County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Wildcat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wildcat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wildcat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6365, Longitude: -81.8318 In this case, the coordinates for Wildcat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |