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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 Acapulco (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 Acapulco. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Acapulco is located in Lexington 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 Lexington County: Aiken, Calhoun, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland & Saluda.

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

  • Lexington County     (The home county of Acapulco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acapulco, with the one closest to Acapulco listed first.
    • Lake Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Chapin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Leesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lexington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Irmo
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Seven Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acapulco, with the one closest to Acapulco listed first.
    • Monetta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Seivern
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Camp Rawls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • Wagener
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acapulco, with the one closest to Acapulco listed first.
    • Johnston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acapulco, with the one closest to Acapulco listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Blair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acapulco, with the one closest to Acapulco listed first.
    • Kinards
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Anglers Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acapulco, with the one closest to Acapulco listed first.
    • Little Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Slighs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Prosperity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pomaria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Peak
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Newberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverstreet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Smyrna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glymphville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Chappells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acapulco, with the one closest to Acapulco listed first.
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • White Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballentine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Saint Andrews
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Columbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
    • Arthurtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Forest Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Brickyard Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Valencia Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acapulco, with the one closest to Acapulco listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Saluda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridge Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Acapulco ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Acapulco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Acapulco, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Acapulco.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Acapulco:

Cemeteries Near Acapulco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Acapulco.

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

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

  • Old Lexington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lexington Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
  • Hendrix Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  • Derrick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derrick Cemetery
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
  • Lightner - Christian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightner - Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightner - Christian Cemetery
  • Sease Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sease Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sease Cemetery
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
  • Continue List   (328 more) ...
    • Etheredge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etheredge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etheredge Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Fullmer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullmer Cemetery

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 Acapulco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Acapulco.

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

  • Ella
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
  • Fredonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
  • Chapin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Little Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Slighs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
  • Leesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Prosperity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Batesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • White Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ballentine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Peak
    (14 miles [22.5 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>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pomaria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Alston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
      • Alston is located in Fairfield County
    • Monetta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Acapulco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Acapulco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0643, Longitude: -81.4729       In this case, the coordinates for Acapulco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Acapulco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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