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Introduction ...

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

We've added Apia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Apia, 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 Apia (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 Apia. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Apia is historic, it would have been located within present day Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.

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

  • Aiken County     (The home county of Apia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Apia, with the one closest to Apia listed first.
    • Windsor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Montmorenci
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Nicholson Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Roseland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • New Ellenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Rawls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Aiken
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Talatha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Huntcliff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
    • Salley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Allendale County
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Apia, with the one closest to Apia listed first.
    • Denmark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Govan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Apia, with the one closest to Apia listed first.
    • Williston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elko
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Whaley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Reynold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Snelling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Blackville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hattieville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Kline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Apia, with the one closest to Apia listed first.
    • Trenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphys Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
    • Johnston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Edgefield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Apia, with the one closest to Apia listed first.
    • Pelion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Batesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Leesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Fredonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Swansea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Apia, with the one closest to Apia listed first.
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Livingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Neeses
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Norway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Woodford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Bolen Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Apia, with the one closest to Apia listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Apia, with the one closest to Apia listed first.
    • Lulaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Memory Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Apia, with the one closest to Apia listed first.
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Augusta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • National Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
    • Fairvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Rockbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Southgate Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
    • Bonair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • Fleming Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Forest Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Gracewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Richmond Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Waverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Pepperidge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge

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

Cemeteries Near Apia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Apia.

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

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

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

  • Cedar Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Darien Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Goss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • White Pond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Montmorenci Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Plunkett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wrights Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Hill Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Harris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Willis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (256 more) ...
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bates Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Windsor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Montmorenci
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • White Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Pond is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond
  • Kitchings Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
    • Kinchens Mill
  • Roseland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Williston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Aiken
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Talatha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Talatha is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
  • Elko
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Croft
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Croft is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
  • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Whaley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Salley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wagener
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Apia ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Apia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Apia, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Apia.

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 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 Apia:

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 Apia, 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Windsor and Williston. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Apia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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.