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Introduction ...

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

We've added Aman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aman, 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 Aman (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 Aman. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Aman is historic, it would have been located within present day Lee 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 Lee County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Florence, Kershaw & Sumter.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Aman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aman, with the one closest to Aman listed first.
    • Manville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Elliott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bishopville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Lynchburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Alcot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Chesterfield County
    • McBee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <2>
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aman, with the one closest to Aman listed first.
    • Gable
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardinia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Turbeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcolu
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Paxville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • New Zion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Silver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Union Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Panola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aman, with the one closest to Aman listed first.
    • Lamar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
    • Lydia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Pine Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Syracuse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Hartsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Prestwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
    • North Hartsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
    • Darlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aman, with the one closest to Aman listed first.
    • Cartersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Sardis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Timmonsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Olanta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Ebenezer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aman, with the one closest to Aman listed first.
    • Camden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Cassatt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Shepard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Lafayette Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Spring Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Bethune
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lugoff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Elgin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Westville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aman, with the one closest to Aman listed first.
    • Eastover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gadsden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aman, with the one closest to Aman listed first.
    • Oswego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Dalzell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulberry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mayesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sumter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • Sumter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cherryvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Oakland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Rembert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Millwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • South Sumter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
    • Cane Savannah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah

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

Cemeteries Near Aman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aman.

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

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

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

  • Hebron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rembert Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Capers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Whilden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotts Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (209 more) ...
    • McLellan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Aman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aman.

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

  • Oswego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Mayesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pisgah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Catchall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Bishopville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rembert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Atkins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Antioch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Antioch is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Hagood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hagood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
  • Cane Savannah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Lynchburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Stockton ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Stockton is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Boykin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Boykin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Claremont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Lamar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Aman ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aman, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Aman:

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 Aman, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.