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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Althea. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Althea to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Althea, please Contact Us.

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 Althea (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 Althea. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Althea is historic, it would have been located within present day Lexington County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may 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 Althea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Althea:

  • Lexington County     (The home county of Althea)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Althea, with the one closest to Althea listed first.
    • Fredonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Leesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Summit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Gilbert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Batesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Pelion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Red Bank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Ella
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Althea, with the one closest to Althea listed first.
    • Seivern
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Monetta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Camp Rawls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Wagener
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Salley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Nicholson Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Oakwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Aiken
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Montmorenci
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Althea, with the one closest to Althea listed first.
    • Whaley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Williston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Elko
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Althea, with the one closest to Althea listed first.
    • Johnston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Edgefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Althea, with the one closest to Althea listed first.
    • Stoney Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Little Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Slighs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Prosperity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Peak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <2>
    • Old Town Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Althea, with the one closest to Althea listed first.
    • Woodford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • North
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Livingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Neeses
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Althea, with the one closest to Althea listed first.
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballentine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Andrews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
    • Arthurtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
    • Hollywood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Valencia Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
    • Forest Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Althea, with the one closest to Althea listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Saluda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove

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

Cemeteries Near Althea ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Althea.

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 Althea - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Althea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hall Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boatwright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Quattlebaum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shealy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (315 more) ...
    • Kneece Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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.

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

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

  • Samaria
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Seivern
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
  • Leesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Batesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Monetta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ridge Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wagener
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kitchings Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
    • Kinchens Mill
  • Ella
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Croft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Croft is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Eureka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Salley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Althea ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Althea.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Althea, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Althea.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Althea:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Althea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Althea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.