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Introduction ...

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

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

Name Variations for Ashley Place ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Ashley Place: Ashley Pl. (or less commonly used: Ashley Plc.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

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

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barnwell County: Burke (GA), Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg & Orangeburg.

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

  • Barnwell County     (The home county of Ashley Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Place, with the one closest to Ashley Place listed first.
    • Hattieville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
    • Snelling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Barnwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Kline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Williston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <3>
    • Hilda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Blackville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Whaley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Place, with the one closest to Ashley Place listed first.
    • Cowden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Talatha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
    • New Ellenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
    • Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Beech Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Savanna Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savanna Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
      • Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
    • Huntcliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
      • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
    • Montmorenci
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Roseland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Bath
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Place, with the one closest to Ashley Place listed first.
    • Martin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Allendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ulmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fairfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Place, with the one closest to Ashley Place listed first.
    • Olar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <3>
    • Govan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Denmark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Orangeburg County
    • Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burke County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Place, with the one closest to Ashley Place listed first.
    • Girard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
    • Sardis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <3>
    • Thomas Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
    • Waynesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Munnerlyn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munnerlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Drone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Drone is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
  • Jenkins County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Place, with the one closest to Ashley Place listed first.
    • Perkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Millen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millen
      • Millen is located in Jenkins County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millen <3>
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Place, with the one closest to Ashley Place listed first.
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • De Bruce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
      • De Bruce is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
    • Fairvale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Gracewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pepperidge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
      • Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Hephzibah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Augusta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fleming Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Richmond Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Southgate Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Place, with the one closest to Ashley Place listed first.
    • Millhaven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Hilltonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sylvania
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <3>
    • Zeigler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County (GA)

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

Newspapers Published in Ashley Place ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashley Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashley Place, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashley Place.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ashley Place:

Cemeteries Near Ashley Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashley Place.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Sanders Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Dunbar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunbar Cemetery
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singleton Cemetery
  • Heath Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heath Cemetery
  • Moody Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
  • Godbee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godbee Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
  • Furse Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furse Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...
    • Mallard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallard Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Red Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery

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

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

  • Hattieville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
  • Dunbarton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbarton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County
  • Greenland ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Barnwell County
  • Girard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
  • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
  • Cowden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
    • Cowden is located in Aiken County
  • Snelling
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jackson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sardis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <3>
  • Shell Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
    • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Alexander
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Talatha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Talatha is located in Aiken County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Millhaven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
    • McBean
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
      • McBean is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Williston
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Ashley Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashley Place.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 Ashley Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ashley Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashley Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1682, Longitude: -81.6457       In this case, the coordinates for Ashley Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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