Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Woodfin (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 Woodfin. 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.
Woodfin is located in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County: Polk (NC), Rutherford (NC), Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Woodfin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodfin:
- Spartanburg County (The home county of Woodfin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodfin, with the one closest to Woodfin listed first.
- Gramling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campobello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fingerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Inman Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Southern Shops
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairforest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodfin, with the one closest to Woodfin listed first.
- Chesnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gaffney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodfin, with the one closest to Woodfin listed first.
- Gowensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- O'Neal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Greer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chick Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Tigerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Taylors
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- East Gate Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Wade Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Five Forks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Pickens County
- Dacusville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Union County
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodfin, with the one closest to Woodfin listed first.
- Cliffside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Lattimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- New House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New House is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodfin, with the one closest to Woodfin listed first.
- Saluda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Zirconia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuxedo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Upward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Claremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Dana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- East Flat Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Barker Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Bat Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodfin, with the one closest to Woodfin listed first.
- Tryon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Mill Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodfin, with the one closest to Woodfin listed first.
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alexander Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bakersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Sandy Mush
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Rutherfordton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Spindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Caroleen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Ruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodfin, see our County-by-County Page for Woodfin.
Cemeteries Near Woodfin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodfin.
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 Woodfin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodfin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodfin, with the one closest to Woodfin listed first.
- Gramling UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gowansville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abrams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Carlisle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Woodfin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodfin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodfin, with the one closest to Woodfin listed first.
- New Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Campobello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Inman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fingerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Andover ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Landrum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gowensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Tyger ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tyger is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyger
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sandy Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Tryon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodfin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodfin.
Newspapers Published in Woodfin ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodfin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodfin, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodfin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Woodfin:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Spartanburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodfin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Woodfin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |