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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 Barefoot (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 Barefoot. 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 hospitals and 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.

Barefoot is located in 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 Barefoot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barefoot:

  • Aiken County     (The home county of Barefoot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barefoot, with the one closest to Barefoot listed first.
    • Seivern
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Camp Rawls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Wagener
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Perry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Monetta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Salley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicholson Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Oakwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Montmorenci
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barefoot, with the one closest to Barefoot listed first.
    • Whaley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Williston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Elko
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Reynold
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Blackville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barefoot, with the one closest to Barefoot listed first.
    • Johnston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Edgefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Murphys Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
  • Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barefoot, with the one closest to Barefoot listed first.
    • Pelion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Batesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Leesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fredonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Gilbert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Summit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Red Bank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Swansea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Gaston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
    • Lake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barefoot, with the one closest to Barefoot listed first.
    • Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • North
      (22 miles [35.4 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 <1>
    • Livingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Neeses
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Norway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolen Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Barefoot, with the one closest to Barefoot listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Saluda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove

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

Cemeteries Near Barefoot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barefoot.

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

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

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

  • Bethcar Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plunkett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Courtney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cullum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall Town Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (281 more) ...
    • Davis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Seigler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hallman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Seivern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
  • Wagener
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Samaria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Kitchings Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
    • Kinchens Mill
  • Perry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monetta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Salley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Croft
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Croft is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
  • Oakwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Batesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ridge Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Leesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Roseland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Montmorenci
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Barefoot ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barefoot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barefoot, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barefoot.

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 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 Barefoot:

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 Barefoot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Barefoot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.