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 McBean (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 McBean. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
McBean is located in Richmond County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richmond County: Burke, Columbia, Jefferson, McDuffie, Aiken (SC) & Edgefield (SC).
Below are the counties that are near McBean. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McBean:
- Richmond County (The home county of McBean)
- The following are listed by their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- De Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Hephzibah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gracewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pepperidge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Fairvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Southgate Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Fleming Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Blythe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Keysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Drone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Girard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Munnerlyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Sardis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Rosier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Fort Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Lulaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Memory Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Grovetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamkin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Evans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Snead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Sawdust
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Maddox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Noah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zebina
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Wrens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Stapleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Perkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Millen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Dearing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Megahee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Millhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hilltonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Cowden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Kathwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Bush ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Beech Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Clearwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Talatha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belvedere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Allendale County (SC)
- Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnwell County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Hattieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Snelling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Edgefield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Murphys Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McBean, see our County-by-County Page for McBean.
Cemeteries Near McBean ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McBean.
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 McBean - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McBean covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Fulcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Usher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fulcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Palmer Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cosnahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- McBean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McBean had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McBean, with the one closest to McBean listed first.
- Shell Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Cowden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Hephzibah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gracewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Beech Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Wheless
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wheless is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Blythe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McBean. See our List of 1890's Communities around McBean.
Newspapers Published in McBean ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around McBean.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McBean, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McBean.
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 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 McBean:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- McDuffie County
- Screven County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Barnwell County
- Edgefield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 McBean, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- McBean) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |