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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 Bachman Chapel (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 Bachman Chapel. 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.

Bachman Chapel is located in Newberry 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 Newberry County: Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, Richland, Saluda & Union.

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

  • Newberry County     (The home county of Bachman Chapel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bachman Chapel, with the one closest to Bachman Chapel listed first.
    • Union
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Prosperity
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Slighs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Pomaria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Little Mountain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newberry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Peak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
    • Glymphville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Smyrna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Silverstreet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Whitmire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Chappells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Aiken County
    • Monetta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bachman Chapel, with the one closest to Bachman Chapel listed first.
    • Blackstock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bachman Chapel, with the one closest to Bachman Chapel listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Blair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Monticello
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Rock Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Rion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Adger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
    • Woodward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • White Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bachman Chapel, with the one closest to Bachman Chapel listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
  • Lancaster County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bachman Chapel, with the one closest to Bachman Chapel listed first.
    • Kinards
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Joanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Renno
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
    • Anglers Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mountville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bachman Chapel, with the one closest to Bachman Chapel listed first.
    • Chapin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
    • Lake Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Irmo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Leesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Lexington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bachman Chapel, with the one closest to Bachman Chapel listed first.
    • White Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ballentine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Saint Andrews
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Blythewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bachman Chapel, with the one closest to Bachman Chapel listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Saluda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bachman Chapel, with the one closest to Bachman Chapel listed first.
    • Sartor Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Tuckertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Carlisle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County

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

Newspapers Published in Bachman Chapel ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bachman Chapel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bachman Chapel, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bachman Chapel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bachman Chapel:

Cemeteries Near Bachman Chapel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bachman Chapel.

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 Bachman Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bachman Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachman Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachman Chapel Cemetery
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Stone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
  • Cannons Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannons Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannons Creek Cemetery
  • Colony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colony Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Clayton Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Memorial Cemetery
  • Prosperity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
  • Cannon Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannon Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannon Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...
    • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem 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.<5>

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

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

  • Prosperity
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Slighs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
  • Pomaria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sondleys ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
    • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
  • Little Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reuben ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Reuben is located in Newberry County
  • Helena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Newberry County
  • Walton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Newberry County
  • Chapin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
  • Alston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
    • Alston is located in Fairfield County
  • Peak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
  • Dawkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawkins
    • Dawkins is located in Fairfield County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Strother
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strother have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
      • Strother is located in Fairfield County
    • Glymphville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Jalapa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jalapa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
      • Jalapa is located in Newberry County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bachman Chapel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

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

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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bachman Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bachman Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2521, Longitude: -81.5076       In this case, the coordinates for Bachman Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Bachman Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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