There may be more than one Neal's Creek. On an old SC Map of Geographical Locations of Waterways I have Rocky River is shown west of Little River west of Abbeville running into the Savannah River adjacent to Elbert Co, GA approximately 20 miles south of present day Hartwell Dam. It also looks like Rocky River may have been taken in by the Richard B. Russell Lake and Dam and Little River may be in Clarks Hill Lake and Dam in the Sumter National Forest. Russell Lake seems to track the old Rocky River near Calhoun Falls running north by Lowndesville all the way up into Anderson Co north of Antreville. Which raises an interesting question for Eldon and that is do the deed records show any of the land you're researching to have been purchased or condemned by the State of South Carolina for inclusion in the Richard B. Russell Lake? And by the way, I am not from SC so who was (or is) Richard B Russell and how did the rather large lake get to be named after him? Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't this area in the old Ninety Six District and maybe part of the old Pendleton District? And Laura, speaking of names, do you know why it was called Ninety Six District? Do you know of a web site that would contain historical information or maps of this old district? Many of my Kirby and Garner ancestors and related kin were from this area and I suspect that many of them are still there. I'm told that one of the Kirby's operated an Indian Trading Post about 100 miles inside the Indian Lands which I believe was before 1777. Wasn't this the area now in Oconee, Pickens, Greenville and Anderson Counties? Of course, many of my ancestors and those that stayed in SC were also in Union Co but I have not checked for any reference to Neal's Creek on land they owned. If I find Neal's Creek maybe I can find an answer to your question. Rex Kirby -----Original Message----- From: Laura Rinderknecht [mailto:lrinderknecht@totalaccess.net] Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 3:08 PM To: SCUNION-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCUNION] Where is Neal's Creek on Rocky River? Ya'll have piqued my interest- as I have a Neal McKissick who had land on Broad River in Union County ca 1780. Does anyone have an idea as to the origin of this creek's name? Long shot, I know- but worth a query. Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eldon Wade" <ewade@cfl.rr.com> To: <SCUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 2:36 PM Subject: RE: [SCUNION] Where is Neal's Creek on Rocky River? > Hi Joe, > Thank you for the info. > > Eldon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Harrington [mailto:joeharrington@adelphia.net] > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 3:10 PM > To: SCUNION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [SCUNION] Where is Neal's Creek on Rocky River? > > > eldon, > the only reference I can find in > "South Carolina Waterways as they Appear in Mills Atlas Including > Bridges Ferries and Fords" Mariam D Cropper is Neals Creek in Union > County which runs into the Broad River. > > Rocky River is in in Pendleton & Abbeville. > > joe.. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eldon Wade [mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com] > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 12:23 PM > To: SCUNION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SCUNION] Where is Neal's Creek on Rocky River? > > > I have abstracts of four Old Pendleton Dist deeds for the period 1793 to > 1804 that are for land on Neal's Creek on Rocky River. One deed spells > it Neal's Creek, another spells it Neil's Creek, and two spell it Neel's > Creek. Two questions: Which present day county is the land in? Which is > the correct spelling for the creek name? Thank you. 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This is actually a Georgia reference. Richard B Russell (jr) was a prominent politition. State representative, Governor, US Senator. see: http://www.sas.usace.army.mil/lakes/russell/rbrbio.htm and http://www.geocities.com/ssn687/ -----Original Message----- From: Rex Kirby [mailto:rex@tyler.net] Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 11:52 PM To: SCUNION-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [SCUNION] Where is Neal's Creek on Rocky River? And by the way, I am not from SC so who was (or is) Richard B Russell and how did the rather large lake get to be named after him?