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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 may 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)
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
    • Sedalia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sedalia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Colerain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Colerain is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • 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)
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Red Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
    • Jonesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Delta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Meador ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Meador is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
    • Kelly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Sartor Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
  • Abbeville County
    • Ware Shoals
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • Macedonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
  • Chester County
    • Cabal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
  • 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)
      • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Simpsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Pelham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pelham is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Fork Shoals
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
    • Lickville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lickville is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
    • Mauldin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <2>
    • Greer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Greer is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <2>
    • Conestee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood County
    • Coronaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
  • 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)
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Renno
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • 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)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Cold Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Mountville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Green Pond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • 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)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Smyrna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Newberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Glymphville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
    • Silverstreet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • 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)
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
    • Pacolet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <2>
    • White Stone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Crescent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Green Pond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Roebuck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Pacolet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Pacolet Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • York County
    • Hopewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hopewell is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell

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.

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 Wildcat - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blackstock Road Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bobo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Padgetts Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grace Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (347 more) ...
    • Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Holcombe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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)
    • Cross Keys is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Evinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Evinsville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinsville
  • Tylersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
  • Sedalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sedalia is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Colerain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
  • Huntington ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Huntington is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Hobbyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
  • Dutchman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
  • Hillsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Enoree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Springs is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Ora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ora is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Renno
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno

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]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Wildcat:

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>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' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.