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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 Wyses Ferry (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 Wyses Ferry. 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.

Name Variations for Wyses Ferry ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wyses Ferry: Wyses Fry. (or less commonly used: Wyses Frry.)
  • While the name of this community is Wyses Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wyses Ferry may originally have been Wyse's Ferry.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wyses Ferry might be written as Wyse Ferry.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and 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.

Wyses Ferry is located in Saluda 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 Saluda County: Aiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington & Newberry.

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

  • Saluda County     (The home county of Wyses Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyses Ferry, with the one closest to Wyses Ferry listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Saluda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyses Ferry, with the one closest to Wyses Ferry listed first.
    • Monetta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Seivern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Eureka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyses Ferry, with the one closest to Wyses Ferry listed first.
    • Johnston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgefield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyses Ferry, with the one closest to Wyses Ferry listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Monticello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Blair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyses Ferry, with the one closest to Wyses Ferry listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Coronaca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
  • Lancaster County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyses Ferry, with the one closest to Wyses Ferry listed first.
    • Kinards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Anglers Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Joanna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Renno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyses Ferry, with the one closest to Wyses Ferry listed first.
    • Ella
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Lake Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Chapin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Leesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Fredonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Summit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Gilbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Irmo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
    • Red Bank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyses Ferry, with the one closest to Wyses Ferry listed first.
    • Prosperity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Slighs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Little Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Helena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Smyrna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomaria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
    • Chappells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Peak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyses Ferry, with the one closest to Wyses Ferry listed first.
    • White Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ballentine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Saint Andrews
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyses Ferry, with the one closest to Wyses Ferry listed first.
    • Sartor Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Delta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Tuckertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County

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

Cemeteries Near Wyses Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyses Ferry.

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

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

  • Corinth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stoney Hill.
    • The St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Luke's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71257 <5>
  • Merchant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merchant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merchant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hannah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prosperity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (310 more) ...
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Matthews Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.<7>

While we didn't find Wyses Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wyses Ferry.

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

  • Prosperity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ella
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
  • Slighs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
  • Silverstreet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Chapin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Batesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Leesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fredonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
  • Pomaria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
    • Chappells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jalapa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jalapa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
      • Jalapa is located in Newberry County

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

Newspapers Published in Wyses Ferry ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyses Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wyses Ferry, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wyses Ferry.

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 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 Wyses Ferry:

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

The official website for Saluda County: www.saludacounty.sc.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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.
<6>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- Wyses Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyses Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1112, Longitude: -81.5848       In this case, the coordinates for Wyses Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Wyses Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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