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 Ashland (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 Ashland. 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.
Ashland is located in 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 Ashland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashland:
- Lee County (The home county of Ashland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Alcot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Bishopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Elliott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- McBee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Patrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Angelus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Chesterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Mount Croghan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cheraw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Lydia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prestwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Hartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Syracuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Dovesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Darlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alexander Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Cartersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Timmonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Quinby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Siesta Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Cusac Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Park City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Tara Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tara Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
- Danwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danwood is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Bethune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Cassatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shepard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Lafayette Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kershaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lugoff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lancaster County
- Oakhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Oswego
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Mayesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rembert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
- Dalzell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- East Sumter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sumter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherryvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Horatio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashland, see our County-by-County Page for Ashland.
Cemeteries Near Ashland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashland.
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 Ashland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Savannah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grantham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McLean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kellytown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Galloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galloway Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Lydia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70086 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Snowhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Ashland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Lydia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tillers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
- Hartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bishopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oats is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oats
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Syracuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Floyd is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dovesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Catarrh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
- Bay Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashland.
Newspapers Published in Ashland ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashland, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashland.
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 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 Ashland:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ashland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Ashland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |