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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 Anvil Rock (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 Anvil Rock. 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 and hospitals 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.

Anvil Rock is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Mecklenburg (NC), Union (NC), Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw & York.

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

  • Lancaster County     (The home county of Anvil Rock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil Rock, with the one closest to Anvil Rock listed first.
    • Heath Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Oakhurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Elgin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Primus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
    • Bell Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Lancaster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Irwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Lancaster Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Camp Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Caskey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil Rock, with the one closest to Anvil Rock listed first.
    • Great Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fort Lawn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Richburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lando
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgemoor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackstock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cornwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
    • Smith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Eureka Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
    • Chester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil Rock, with the one closest to Anvil Rock listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • White Plains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Angelus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
    • Pageland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McBee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
    • Mount Croghan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil Rock, with the one closest to Anvil Rock listed first.
    • Mitford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
    • Ridgeway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • White Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Smallwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Winnsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Adger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Woodward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
    • Rion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil Rock, with the one closest to Anvil Rock listed first.
    • Kershaw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Westville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Shepard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Cassatt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Pine Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Camden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lugoff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bethune
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
  • Richland County
    • Blythewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil Rock, with the one closest to Anvil Rock listed first.
    • Catawba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Roddey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Roddey is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
      • Roddey has also been known as:
      • Coates Tavern
    • Lesslie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lesslie is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
    • Rock Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anvil Rock, with the one closest to Anvil Rock listed first.
    • Jaars
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
    • Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Trinity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Altan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Altan is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
    • Waxhaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <1>
    • Mineral Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Carmel Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
    • Wesley Chapel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Allens Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
    • Rock Rest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
    • Marvin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people

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

Cemeteries Near Anvil Rock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anvil Rock.

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 Anvil Rock - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mobley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mackey Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baskins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Oakhurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Kershaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Primus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Primus is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
  • Westville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Taxahaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
  • Caskey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
  • Fort Lawn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Cut
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • New Cut is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut
  • Cantey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cantey is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dekalb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dekalb is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekalb
    • Riverside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Rossville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Rossville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville

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

Newspapers Published in Anvil Rock ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anvil Rock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anvil Rock, 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 Anvil Rock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Anvil Rock:

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 Anvil Rock, 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- Anvil Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.