West of Neely’s Creek Church – Heritage Plat Map by Mayhugh

The Yorkville Enquirer reported on April 24, 1879 – “Death of Andrew Wherry, who had been in Rock Hill the day before his death. He died on Saturday the 19th of April, 1879, at the age of 65.”

City Directories and History: This map is listed as the western areas of York County near Neely Creek Church. This map provides a searchable index of the names specific to this particular map, adapted from Mills Atlas. Search further under the enlargeable PDF, this page. Other Heritage Plat Maps by Mayhugh may offer similar information but under a different title.

The Yorkville Enquirer reported on July 24, 1873 – “Mr. William A. Steele, a citizen of York County who suffered from a painful disease went to Canada to seek treatment from our former townsman, Dr. J.R. Bratton.  He had a full cure. The London Herald in Canada stated, “Coming among us more than a year since, an entire stranger under rather adverse circumstances he has by his practical energy, professional skill, morel deportment and gentile manly bearing won the high esteem of our citizens.” *** It is unclear if W.A. Steele is the individual living near Neely’s Creek named William Steele.

RAILROADS COME TO YORK COUNTY – Several additional facts about the rail line from Columbia to Rock Hill may be of interest to the reader. First, the men from York District who attended the convention concerning the building of a railroad from Charlotte to Columbia were Colonel W. C. Beatty, William A. Latta, John Miller Ross, Robert Gadsden McCaw, William Moore, W. Giles, J. Beatty Smith, and Joel W. Rawlinson.  This initial meeting of interested parties was held at Winnsboro on May 24 and 25, 1847.

Subscribers for stock in the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Company on September 9 and 10, 1847, were these: Colonel W. C. Beatty, John Miller Ross, Colonel William Wright, John S. Moore, W. I. Clawson, William A. Latta, George W. Williams, Colonel Edward Avery, Harvey Hugh Drennan, Rev. Archibald Whyte, Thomas D. Spratt, James D. Spratt, A. M. White, George P. White, William E. White, and Captain John Massey.

(Along the Landsford Road, by Wm. B. White, Jr. Vol., I – 2008)

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